You can make molds out of plaster of Paris, but
you have to dry the mold completely, preferably
in an oven. You know the mold is dry when it
becomes really light. A wet mold is heavy.
If you don't dry the mold it will let off steam
when you pour the lead into it and the lead will
splatter. You can burn yourself seriously if it splatters on you.
Anker
At 09:04 AM 1/23/2006, Robert Samuels wrote:
I want to cast some lead for ballast into a
shape resembling a stick of butter. I have the
lead and a torch that puts out enough heat to
melt the lead but I don't have a ladle nor a
mold. I prefer not to spend much (if any) money
for these items as it will be a one time
project. Does anyone know what I can use to
melt lead in and how to construct a one time mold (cheaply)?
Robert Samuels ............... St. Louis
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