[Jewelry making - Article 00910] - Re: [Orchid] How to make a good metal ingot?

[J Morley]

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    Paul, My ingot mold is a dark machine type steel.# in one oil is
    what would be considered as a light weight oil as opposed to
    motor oil wich is heavy any light weight oil will do.No
    Holes.Occaisonally I will get a void in the gold bar.That is do
    to not pouring in one continuous pour.I find that You need to
    pour as one movement and keep the torch on the metal until it
    has all poured out.By the way you can use your flat ingot mold to
    make square and rectangular stock.You may already be doing this
    but take one half of your mold in your left hand and the other in
    your right.Now put them together as if you were going to clamp it
    together and make a large bar of stock.Look down at the opening
    it is a large rectangle.Now slide the half of the ingot mold that
    is in your right hand twords you while holding the half that is
    in your left hand stationary.The shape will change from a large
    rectangle to a smaller and smaller rectangle finally down to a
    square.The smaller rectangles are good for making ring shanks the
    square shape can be rolled or filed round or cut cross section
    wise for shapes.   Best J Morley Coyote Ridge Studio 

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