Yeah, jeez. Gecko & fc should hire a ring and a referee.
Glad nobody got hurt. We are human. We are supposed to make mistakes. We are also supposed to learn from them. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, gecko. Thank you for telling us how gecko went 'wrong', fc. (Hey remember when you were young and foolish and took chances, fc?) TWO WORDS: GET OVER IT!
<< <i>I am surprised Dr. Perfect didn't figure out a way to work in a sentence about how smart he is for buying a house. >>
ow. now i cannot show my face around here. puttogether has slighted me. i will just crawl into the corner because this stunning display of wit and sarcasm has humbled me.
yeppers, it's the same thing, but different. Reverse you might say.
that's why you always pre-heat your metal before you add it to your crucible. Any moisture that might be present, if dumped into the already molten mass, may experience explosive vaporization.
or something like that...
It's been a very long time since I did any pouring of molten metal, like '62 or '63?
Was this household "Pyrex"? They sold out not long ago and "Pyrex" is made of inferior Soda-Lime glass and not the more expensive Borosilicate stuff. The Soda-Lime garbage tends to be greenish in comparison to the older, real stuff.
The Soda-Lime stuff tends to explode into little pieces whereas the Borosilicate stuff has a safer mode of failure; large pieces.
Having molten silver right next to liquid water is obviously something you shouldn't do to any sort of glass. Interesting how it pooled like that. Water vapor can make quite a thermal barrier in that unstable layer.
And, this mistake, while spectacular, loud and possibly painful, is not nearly as expensive as it would be with Gold or Platinum as the target metal!
Too bad we don't get to see the video. You should really be filming EVERYTHING! *BLAM* Fun times!
Good thing you didn't lose an eye or a cat or something!
Let me get this straight.................... Gecko109 should hold his molds between his upper thighs, and put a bit of water in each one before pouring his molten silver into them. We'll get used to his high pitched voice.
<< <i>Was this household "Pyrex"? They sold out not long ago and "Pyrex" is made of inferior Soda-Lime glass and not the more expensive Borosilicate stuff. The Soda-Lime garbage tends to be greenish in comparison to the older, real stuff.
The Soda-Lime stuff tends to explode into little pieces whereas the Borosilicate stuff has a safer mode of failure; large pieces.
Having molten silver right next to liquid water is obviously something you shouldn't do to any sort of glass. Interesting how it pooled like that. Water vapor can make quite a thermal barrier in that unstable layer.
And, this mistake, while spectacular, loud and possibly painful, is not nearly as expensive as it would be with Gold or Platinum as the target metal!
Too bad we don't get to see the video. You should really be filming EVERYTHING! *BLAM* Fun times!
Good thing you didn't lose an eye or a cat or something! >>
Three words: ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION!
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
<< <i>Was this household "Pyrex"? They sold out not long ago and "Pyrex" is made of inferior Soda-Lime glass and not the more expensive Borosilicate stuff. The Soda-Lime garbage tends to be greenish in comparison to the older, real stuff.
The Soda-Lime stuff tends to explode into little pieces whereas the Borosilicate stuff has a safer mode of failure; large pieces.
Having molten silver right next to liquid water is obviously something you shouldn't do to any sort of glass. Interesting how it pooled like that. Water vapor can make quite a thermal barrier in that unstable layer.
And, this mistake, while spectacular, loud and possibly painful, is not nearly as expensive as it would be with Gold or Platinum as the target metal!
Too bad we don't get to see the video. You should really be filming EVERYTHING! *BLAM* Fun times!
Good thing you didn't lose an eye or a cat or something! >>
Famous last words: "WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I DO THIS!"
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
a quite few years ago i worked in a cast iron foundry 28 to 32 hundred degrees working temps we used cast iron molds to pour our pig iron [ unwant left over metal ] in real heavy duty be sure to preheat the molds i would think cast iron pots would work to cool off your metal in if their deep enough and i would ware lose fitting shoes[ and cloths] ones you can kick off if the metal get in them metal has a real habit of burn thur your pants shirts or what ever till it gets inside you shoes where it burns thur your foot any way best of luck
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Yeah, jeez. Gecko & fc should hire a ring and a referee.
Glad nobody got hurt.
We are human.
We are supposed to make mistakes.
We are also supposed to learn from them.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, gecko.
Thank you for telling us how gecko went 'wrong', fc. (Hey remember when you were young and foolish and took chances, fc?)
TWO WORDS: GET OVER IT!
Proud recipient of two "You Suck" awards
<< <i>I am surprised Dr. Perfect didn't figure out a way to work in a sentence about how smart he is for buying a house. >>
ow. now i cannot show my face around here. puttogether has slighted me.
i will just crawl into the corner because this stunning display of wit and sarcasm
has humbled me.
that's why you always pre-heat your metal before you add it to your crucible. Any moisture that might be present, if dumped into the already molten mass, may experience explosive vaporization.
or something like that...
It's been a very long time since I did any pouring of molten metal, like '62 or '63?
glad you're still in one pizza!
The Soda-Lime stuff tends to explode into little pieces whereas the Borosilicate stuff has a safer mode of failure; large pieces.
Having molten silver right next to liquid water is obviously something you shouldn't do to any sort of glass. Interesting how it pooled like that. Water vapor can make quite a thermal barrier in that unstable layer.
And, this mistake, while spectacular, loud and possibly painful, is not nearly as expensive as it would be with Gold or Platinum as the target metal!
Too bad we don't get to see the video. You should really be filming EVERYTHING! *BLAM* Fun times!
Good thing you didn't lose an eye or a cat or something!
Gecko109 should hold his molds between his upper thighs, and put a bit of water in each one before pouring his molten silver into them.
We'll get used to his high pitched voice.
Ray
<< <i>Was this household "Pyrex"? They sold out not long ago and "Pyrex" is made of inferior Soda-Lime glass and not the more expensive Borosilicate stuff. The Soda-Lime garbage tends to be greenish in comparison to the older, real stuff.
The Soda-Lime stuff tends to explode into little pieces whereas the Borosilicate stuff has a safer mode of failure; large pieces.
Having molten silver right next to liquid water is obviously something you shouldn't do to any sort of glass. Interesting how it pooled like that. Water vapor can make quite a thermal barrier in that unstable layer.
And, this mistake, while spectacular, loud and possibly painful, is not nearly as expensive as it would be with Gold or Platinum as the target metal!
Too bad we don't get to see the video. You should really be filming EVERYTHING! *BLAM* Fun times!
Good thing you didn't lose an eye or a cat or something! >>
Three words: ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION!
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<< <i>Was this household "Pyrex"? They sold out not long ago and "Pyrex" is made of inferior Soda-Lime glass and not the more expensive Borosilicate stuff. The Soda-Lime garbage tends to be greenish in comparison to the older, real stuff.
The Soda-Lime stuff tends to explode into little pieces whereas the Borosilicate stuff has a safer mode of failure; large pieces.
Having molten silver right next to liquid water is obviously something you shouldn't do to any sort of glass. Interesting how it pooled like that. Water vapor can make quite a thermal barrier in that unstable layer.
And, this mistake, while spectacular, loud and possibly painful, is not nearly as expensive as it would be with Gold or Platinum as the target metal!
Too bad we don't get to see the video. You should really be filming EVERYTHING! *BLAM* Fun times!
Good thing you didn't lose an eye or a cat or something! >>
Three words: ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION! >>
Four words: I HAD MY GLASSES ON!
"""Four words: I HAD MY GLASSES ON!"""
I love it!
G109...
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Silver is the mortar that binds the bricks of loyalty.
we used cast iron molds to pour our pig iron [ unwant left over metal ] in real heavy duty be sure to preheat the molds
i would think cast iron pots would work to cool off your metal in if their deep enough
and i would ware lose fitting shoes[ and cloths] ones you can kick off if the metal get in them metal has a real habit of burn thur your pants shirts or what ever till it gets inside you shoes where it burns thur your foot
any way best of luck
<< <i>If you don't know how to pour,
Then drink from the damn bottle.
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