plasmapulse
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This might be for you oh Kilted one
I want to resume casting but I have two small men running/crawling around and my shop is alongside the kitchen area. Basically, I'd rather use a lead-free alloy. For health and my fear of leadrot.
Prices of metal are getting higher and higher (I have a model catalog with a price raise of about 33% on lead free pewter compared to last year) so I want to stock plenty of it but it has to be the right one that is suitable for dropcasting.
I read that lead free pewter doesn't cast as well as a alloy containing lead. (I thought it was the opposite) There are additives for it (bismuth I believe?) but I haven't used it before. I only used a commercial 80% lead - 20% tin mix.
Any advice is appreciated.
I want to resume casting but I have two small men running/crawling around and my shop is alongside the kitchen area. Basically, I'd rather use a lead-free alloy. For health and my fear of leadrot.
Prices of metal are getting higher and higher (I have a model catalog with a price raise of about 33% on lead free pewter compared to last year) so I want to stock plenty of it but it has to be the right one that is suitable for dropcasting.
I read that lead free pewter doesn't cast as well as a alloy containing lead. (I thought it was the opposite) There are additives for it (bismuth I believe?) but I haven't used it before. I only used a commercial 80% lead - 20% tin mix.
Any advice is appreciated.