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M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10882	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sun, Nov 1, 2009 9:10 AM On 2009-10-31 23:56, pdrake wrote: i forgot to mention how easy metal is to carve. it's like butter. lucky i have lots of soft brushes to swirl it around. :lol: :lol: :lol: Perry, I have an appreciation for metal casters, they have the skills of a sculpturer and mold maker, and the balls of a brass monkey! To heat metal to 2000+ degrees and then pour it into a machine that spins it 'round 'n 'round at high speeds is just plain CRAZY :o I did one, and only one attempt at metal casting 20 years ago - a pewter snake head swallowing an onyx egg. Heating the pewter to 600 degrees and playing with it was definitely an adrenaline rush, I can't imagine 2000 degrees. It's not much, but here it is :)

On 2009-10-31 23:56, pdrake wrote:
i forgot to mention how easy metal is to carve. it's like butter. lucky i have lots of soft brushes to swirl it around.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Perry, I have an appreciation for metal casters, they have the skills of a sculpturer and mold maker, and the balls of a brass monkey! To heat metal to 2000+ degrees and then pour it into a machine that spins it 'round 'n 'round at high speeds is just plain CRAZY :o

I did one, and only one attempt at metal casting 20 years ago - a pewter snake head swallowing an onyx egg. Heating the pewter to 600 degrees and playing with it was definitely an adrenaline rush, I can't imagine 2000 degrees. It's not much, but here it is :)

Post #491285 by MadDogMike on Sun, Nov 1, 2009 9:10 AM