Welcome Mark - I love your sense of humor, that will keep you in good stead in this group. Some of us have learned by doing and don't have a lot of technical...
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Mike Jackson
alumicaster
Apr 1, 2009 12:47 pm
From: Les Lamborn ... Does that mean that it's time again to read "The Pink Horror"? :O) http://www.cfnson.com/pinkhrrr.html - Mike...
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Les Lamborn
leslamborn
Apr 1, 2009 12:53 pm
Yes, "The Pink Horror" should be must reading for everyone joining this group!! Les ... From: casting@yahoogroups.com [mailto:casting@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Jack Mc Kie
freshwatermo...
Apr 1, 2009 1:11 pm
Ray, Thanks, have you done this? If so what RTV did you use? Would low shrink polyurethane rubber work? Do I need to position the tank so that the edge of...
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Ray K
kleenax
Apr 1, 2009 2:00 pm
I have done it, yes. I don't know how you would position the tank so that the edge of the tank forms a groove, but if you had "something" that would form a...
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Evyn MacDude
macdudeus
Apr 1, 2009 4:59 pm
... Yes, Yes it should be.... BTW, since we are listing our bonfides; I have a BFA in Studio Art: Sculpting. Which really means that I have several very good...
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babbit_boy
Apr 1, 2009 11:09 pm
... Thanks one and all for the warm welcome and the experiences. As a side note, I was not intending to sound pompous by expounding my academic past. As I...
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steve dyke
dragnut2001
Apr 1, 2009 11:10 pm
Ray yes am in the USA steve. ________________________________ From: Ray K <kleenax@...> To: casting@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009...
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Ray K
kleenax
Apr 1, 2009 11:14 pm
Hehe, no worries here and no offense taken! We all know that you can be a "Bricklayer" and "lay bricks" for 30 years, but it still won't make you a good...
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Ray K
kleenax
Apr 1, 2009 11:21 pm
Steve; you can get RTV Silicone for moldmaking in literally hundreds of places in the US depending on which products you want. You can deal directly with the...
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Ray K
kleenax
Apr 1, 2009 11:25 pm
Geez; in my "PS" on the last post, I even spelled my new URL wrong! It will be www.recumbentcasting.com No website yet; just picked up the domain name...
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Nigel Ford
nig_for
Apr 2, 2009 6:52 pm
Hi Peter, I cast using 9 inch moulds because it's more convenient for figures. Regards, Nigel http://www.rabble-7mmfigures.co.uk/ [Non-text portions of this...
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Mick C
mickc_22
Apr 2, 2009 7:08 pm
Hi Corey Any luck with the debris rummage? Mick...
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Corey Minion
minionsweb
Apr 2, 2009 7:25 pm
I only just got back 2 days ago, and have yet to get into the work shop. I should be able to tell you yea or nay next week. _____ From: casting@yahoogroups.com...
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David Schmiedeberg
lytnin888
Apr 13, 2009 1:56 am
I need to build a life-size palm tree (about 12 ft tall) to be installed outdoors. I need help with deciding on a material for the trunk. I was thinking of...
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lmshutt@...
a52873
Apr 13, 2009 3:30 am
... I've never worked with foam myself but IIRC you have to take care with the pressure of it's expansion. Pressure also affects the density and surface...
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gregsfoundry
Apr 13, 2009 9:51 am
Hi ...have done some theatre sets and props and came across a technique that sprays a polyeurathane coating onto styrofoam. You do the work in styro then take...
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sirshapiro
Apr 14, 2009 2:54 am
Yes. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is what you should be using. You can pick up EPS at any foam supply house. They come in 12' blocks called buns. Fiberglass...
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Glenn Mack
gajm_oz
Apr 14, 2009 1:27 pm
Hi all, I am a newbie here, and have done a lot of reading over time, but need to post for a member of another forum. So, to cut things short I have copied...
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Bill Hamilton
ubergeeb
Apr 14, 2009 2:22 pm
... Where in MS? I know the Hobby Lobby in Flowood, MS (outside Jackson) carries Alumilite products. Either they or Hobbytown (down the shopping center from...
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dehusman
Apr 14, 2009 6:11 pm
... I would suggest buying a couple similar flowers and trying at least 1 test shot. I would think that in any case the flower will be destroyed making the...
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dehusman
Apr 14, 2009 6:12 pm
... I would suggest buying a couple similar flowers and trying at least 1 test shot. I would think that in any case the flower will be destroyed making the...
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dehusman
Apr 14, 2009 6:12 pm
... I would suggest buying a couple similar flowers and trying at least 1 test shot. I would think that in any case the flower will be destroyed making the...
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bearhedded
Apr 15, 2009 3:40 am
Shreck built part of their set here in Seattle, before moving it to Broadway, they used a lot of foam covered in an acrylic compound called, Jaxsan 600....
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Zac and Dianne
zacndianne
Apr 16, 2009 8:17 pm
Hi All, Do I need to continue to go crazy looking for a castiron ladle, or will stainless steel do? I'll be ladling into an RTV mold. Thanks in advance!...
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John Hagen
sprinthag
Apr 16, 2009 8:25 pm
Stainless steel may lose heat to rapidly. You should be able to find ladles in the soldering supplies area of a GOOD hardware store. Thats where I got mine,...
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Dennis Cranston
dennisintexas41
Apr 16, 2009 8:48 pm
Option 1-Visit a good sporting goods store that carries gun reloading supplies including bullet casting. On-line that would be Midway Shooting Supplies...
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Greg Krynen
scorpiodragonk
Apr 16, 2009 8:51 pm
Gun shops carry various sizes of cast iron ladels, they are also used to make bullets ya know. Or ebay you can get inexpensive new through expensive...
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Robert Hayes
deuce492002
Apr 16, 2009 8:58 pm
Micro-Mark sells the ladle in their stock,I use it (I have 2) to cast metal in my HSll DC RTV.(Helpful hint: Dont;t wear sandals while pouring hot metal!?) ......
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Charles Anderson
charlesian2000
Apr 17, 2009 12:06 am
Hi Zac, Pewter can be melted on a stove top, this should give you a clue... more precisely what can you put on a stove top that doesn't melt? Stainless steel...
