[Jewelry making - Article 00101] - Re: [Orchid] Making your own casting machine

[Rmchristison]

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    Hi....I have done steam casting with the 2 inch cylinder (a small
    item works the best)....I took a mayonnaise (large) jar lid, punched
    a hole in it...put a screw up through the hole and made a handle out
    of a 1 inch dowel about 4 inches long. Filled it full with wet paper
    towels. When the cylinder was taken out of the kiln, put it on a
    fireproof base....I slammed the lid with the wet paper towels down on
    the open end and held it there until the steam quit rising. This must
    have been in one of the publications mentioned because I have been
    doing this for over 20 years. 

RM Christison
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