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Advice on Casting a Metal Part
By Michael Swanson

Small metal parts can be cast at home without the use of sophisticated
tools, using high-temperature silicone rubber or RTV (room temperature
vulcanizing) molds.  It is quite easy to cast metal parts using low-
temperature alloys such as pewter and other low-melting-point (between
600-700 deg.) casting alloys.

Here is a good link for materials and how to use them:

    http://www.miniaturemolds.com/makeyour.htm

Here is an excellent book by William Cannon with detailed information
on how to make the molds and cast small metal parts:

    http://books.google.com/books?id=61ePFWR1qFMC&dq=cannon+how+to+metal

For safety's sake, it is important to avoid low-temperature alloys con-
taining lead.

Michael Swanson


(Message sent Mon 19 Nov 2007, 18:02:31 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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