[Jewelry making - Article 00146] - Re: [Orchid] Making your own casting machine

[Teri]

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>     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. 

    Well ok but my question is I put flask in kiln melt out wax and get
    flask to temperature then remove it and melt the silver how? buy
    putting it in top of heated flask and returning to kiln? or torch I
    mean take it right out and slam it down where is the metal? 

    Confused sorry I need to master this technique as it is my last
    resort 

Teri
Silver & Cameo Heritage Jewelry
www.corneliusspick.com
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