[Jewelry making - Article 01245] - Re: [Orchid] Crucible Cleaning

[James Binnion]

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>         I wasn't aware that anything stayed in the crucible after
>     rinsing it and drying it. 

    Most crucibles are somewhat porous and the pickle will get into the
    body of the crucible and you cannot rinse it out. 

>      I can't say that I've had porosity issues doing this way though. 

    There are already so many variables to contend with to get excellent
    castings why add a new problem when it is not necessary. My original
    point was that with the relatively low cost of a crucible why not
    just replace it. I use my old crucibles to melt my scrap for
    refining once they are too messed up they go in the low grade scrap
    barrel for future refining. 

Jim Binnion

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