[Jewelry making - Article 01631] - Re: [Orchid] Understanding Casting Shrinkage

[Wayne Emery]

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>     Cheap jewelers working with quenching a flask might for instance
>     use a whole lot of wine corks, so many that they are about 2-3
>     thick on the surface. You quench through this and the emitted
>     particles are reduced. So ask your friends to collect corks for you
>     or have a really big party. 

    Or cooking oil, which floats. 

    I use acetone and methylene chloride soaks in my work and use water
    as a "cover" liquid." 

Wayne
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