matsumoto Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hello again. i was jusy wondering if anyone knew a good place to acquire a small crucible for small-scale (as opposed to reaper-scale) lead-pewter casting. i see alot of online info on building somethign the size of my barbeque, but i need an item that's workshop scale for small molds. a brand name or general company name would be nice if you have a direct recommendation. PM me if you feel it is neccesary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhammer Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I have heard of using an old (metal) soup ladle, but I have experience in the matter and have never tried it. I would be interested to see what others on the forum have to say about this technique, as I have been thinking about trying my hand at casting pewter myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Somewhere on Yahoo Groups is a home casting group - I'll bet they could help. The only "brand" name I know of is Prince August, but I think that's molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizardOne Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Hello again. i was just wondering if anyone knew a good place to acquire a small crucible for small-scale (as opposed to reaper-scale) lead-pewter casting. I see alot of online info on building something the size of my barbecue, but I need an item that's workshop scale for small molds. a brand name or general company name would be nice if you have a direct recommendation. PM me if you feel it is necessary. I wanted to learn more about this so I typed three words in my google search field: CRUCIBLE SMALL HOBBY and I got tons of ads, advice, blogpages, on everything to do with hobby foundries. This one is about 4" tall and $50~ish: http://www.graphitestore.com/itemDetails.asp?item_id=3787&prd_id=500&cat_id=12&curPage=1 <— is this too big? http://www.graphitestore.com/itemDetails.asp?item_id=3776&prd_id=503&cat_id=12&curPage=1 <— these are about ~ $15 each if you buy 5; they're only 2.5" tall [?] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHorde Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I have several Prince August molds, varieties of metal mixes, ladles, clamps and all that stuff. IMHO, in my experience, I found stove top, hot plate and other ways difficult to control and keep consistent heat. The best, easiest and most consistent from one casting session to another was a Lee electric, variable-temp, casting pot in the 10lb capacity. Saves a lot of wear & tear on the molds when you get it dialed in for the metal recipe. Good news: $59.99 at Cabela's online, which is about $40 cheaper than the last time I looked for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsumoto Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 BAM!!! GreyHorde, you win with a confetti parade...that is the one stop- shop i have been looking for!!! yeah, i've been looking in to both MAKING my own crucible as well as me mini's, but, eh, seeign as i am one meticulously slow sculpor (and a newb) puting in all the work for a home grown crucuible that skips the problems mentioned above and is reliable would be a time-sink. i am getting old. so, i'll shell out the cash and call it good. thanks. thaks a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyHorde Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 heh heh You're very welcome! Always glad to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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