[Jewelry making - Article 00900] - Re: [Orchid] Steam Casting for Pewter

[Louise Gillingham]

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>     It was recommended that, if you were to work
>    in pewter, you set up a separate work station for this. I do not
>    know any details, and I could perhaps just be remembering this
>    all wrong.                              

    You remember correctly. Do not use the same tools when working
    with pewter. It should be kept seperate from all your other
    metals. It is mostly tin 91%. with a 7.5 % antimony and copper
    1.5%, and melts at around  435'.  The lead was outlawed quite a
    few ago. I first learned it in '77 in Connecticut, and have done
    it again here in school-SDSU with visiting instructor Fred
    Fenster, who is well known for his pewter work.   Maybe someone
    else knows where he is. Might search the internet for him. I do
    have an old paperback book from Dover Publications, 180 Varick
    St. NY NY 10014,  called "Pewter-Working" and it has a chapter on
    casting which you might find useful. Louise-- San Diego    
    lgillin1 AT san.rr.com 


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