So, I've been collecting everything I need to start casting, been doing a lot of reading and haven't come up with what I have.
I found an old ceramic cast iron dutch oven that the bottom is completely void of the ceramic coating, badly rusted and pitted, I've started cleaning with Evaporust and plan on leaving it pitted for my smelting.
My question is, Am I asking for trouble using this pot with partial ceramic coating on the sides? and should I grind/sand the bottom to get rid of some of the voids, this pot will only be used to clean up the lead to be made into ingots, Thanks in advance for your knowledge.