Cooterbobs.smelts

On 3/1/2021 at 2:33 AM, George N. M. said:

Do you remove the primers or are they too small to consider?

Boy ow boy don't mess around  with shells with primers. .

I was distracting a hot 270 primer and it discharge into my finger.....  I was so lucky that I was able to keep my finger..

If your going to be stupid you best be tuff  hahah 

Just don't do it peeps

On 2/2/2014 at 1:44 PM, Stefflus said:

I was wondering if this couldn't be done with selective oxidation of a melt, so I did a google search.

According to this PDF it can't, but they mention "Vacuum treatment" of the melt, what process is that? (page 11)

http://www.metallurgie.rwth-aachen.de/data/publications/2333.pdf

Yes this is true you have to retort zink oxide just like amalgam back to mercury  but I 

DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS IF YOU DONT KNOW YOUR BASIC REQUIREMENTS AND CARE.......

Safe poor 

Poor on

I've been playing with pairing brass for about a month or two and I don't add zink.... you can for sure have zink burning off and the more  oxygen you have in the kiln is more vapor... if your  Pouring in a graphite mold you're going to find the chemical white scale sometimes a yellow tint....

 O hammered dog that is zinc oxide  Now they say once it's cool you are safe to be around that garbage but I do not trust that....  Practice and preach double checked for your PPE and be sure you think 5 steps ahead rest respirator shield leathers. Also do a very very aware aware check on crucible for damages and defects..... The clean tool is a clean pool a slag off is a trash....

I've been using kinetic sand for my casting believe it or not it has done me great but.

To all the beginners like me do your research you can playou can play most of the way you're gonna pay...

Stay safe peeps and pour on