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From: Barb Baur
Date: Tue Sep 30 04:14:31 2003
 
     
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>       I've considered cuttlefish casting, but I need large areas of
>     sheet, possibly up to 30cm x 20 cm.  It seems I might not be able
>     to do this then.  Maybe I'll get in touch with an industrial
>     company who cast sheet, and see if they have any ideas. 

    Have you investigated sand casting? I don't have any experience with
    sand casting but I've been around people who do and they use it for
    casting blades, making the models from wood and packing the sand
    around it, removing the model, then pouring the molten metal into the
    sand mold. Seems you could make a "sheet" from wood pack the sand,
    then make your markings in the sand afterwards. I believe the Tim
    McCreight casting book (?) has some info about sand casting. 

-Barb Baur


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