tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post7765473416678087299..comments2023-12-20T00:32:29.599-08:00Comments on Tin Soldiering On: The Foundry.Mosstrooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-58525786834912354242012-12-10T11:13:11.975-08:002012-12-10T11:13:11.975-08:00Impatience is the reason I pick up hot metal by mi...Impatience is the reason I pick up hot metal by mistake ! , have tried wearing gloves but don't like them - so I just dance about sucking my finger and quietly cursing ! Mosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-83217688655405156852012-12-10T10:04:59.078-08:002012-12-10T10:04:59.078-08:00Thanks for the peak. The sand in the pot to hold t...Thanks for the peak. The sand in the pot to hold the mold is a good idea. I feel like such an amateur or sissy, the closest I've come to burns is occasionally mistaking just cast figures for ones that have cooled but then I always wear leather work gloves. <br /><br />Sadly my casting operation is currently caught up in a re-org of the workshop/woodshed and is naught but a jumble in 3 places. I need to get set up and any last bit of casting done before winter sets in properly.<br /><br />Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-56989087430292164422012-12-09T08:02:35.433-08:002012-12-09T08:02:35.433-08:00Reminds me of Santa's Workshop! Nice to see th...Reminds me of Santa's Workshop! Nice to see the inner-workings of the Mosstrooper .... JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953964842751487463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-35153863972955922732012-12-09T01:51:18.917-08:002012-12-09T01:51:18.917-08:00One must suffer for ones art One must suffer for ones art Mosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-18567936357315694942012-12-08T23:41:08.647-08:002012-12-08T23:41:08.647-08:00Those "minor burns" are what separate th...Those "minor burns" are what separate the old school men from the boys... ;)littlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469282002961211617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-33306752008818125612012-12-08T16:09:37.387-08:002012-12-08T16:09:37.387-08:00A jolly interesting post. Very tempting. But, then...A jolly interesting post. Very tempting. But, then again..AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-15181748904411353642012-12-08T11:24:25.188-08:002012-12-08T11:24:25.188-08:00This brings back memories.
I used to make my own ...This brings back memories.<br /><br />I used to make my own masters and then my own moulds.<br /><br />My foundry was based on the kitchen cooker with a sink full of cold water handy. I still got the odd burn though!<br /><br />Not sure my current 'brownie points' would allow me to do that again.<br /><br />Jim<br />Jim Duncan Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114076455087495681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290198665644428082.post-40486999717939041762012-12-08T10:49:29.972-08:002012-12-08T10:49:29.972-08:00nice to see the workshop.
I use an eletric hotpla...nice to see the workshop.<br /><br />I use an eletric hotplate to heat up my metal then pour into molds on a old piece of board; after an initial cooling period they come out of the mold and I put them is some lukewarm slightly soapy water to cool them down and to get off the release powder.<br /><br />I manage to give myself a minor burn at least once and indulge in some colourful language at the same time :)<br /><br />-- Allantidders2https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858990279764140459noreply@blogger.com