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Pewter casting

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Topic: Pewter casting

Posted By: jeckyjil
Subject: Pewter casting
Date Posted: September 23 2008 at 19:41

I'm trying to cast small pewter medallians with detail similar to a state seal; an image with lettering around. I've tried rtv molds but they provide no detail, maybe a gas venting problem? Also tried sand mold which was a bit more successful but left a grainey texture and some detail loss.

I have no high temp facilities at this time so I'm limited to low temp alloys.

Any suggestions or comments on how to accomplish this project?

Thanks,

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Posted By: mr70s
Date Posted: October 02 2008 at 17:40

These look pretty good castings with a fair bit of detail.

http://aelflaed.homemail.com.au/doco/pewter.html - http://aelflaed.homemail.com.au/doco/pewter.html

Click on spangle and toy soldier near bottom.

Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 03 2008 at 07:43

Wow. Someone joined a prog rock forum to ask a question about pewter medallions (surely some mistake?) and got a reply!

What a service!