Subject: Re: Metal alloying furnace

From: Andrew Werby <[email-masked]>
Date: 1 Aug 1996 18:39:24 GMT

[email-masked] (DMarsh00) wrote:
>I can help you out with building a small furnace--send questions if you
>have them.  And no, you can't use plster of paris--per se-for casting. 
>you need a formula for classical investment--its a grog of plaster of
>paris and other materials.

[I'm sure Cynthia meant to say "a mixture of grog (ground fired ceramic),
 plaster of Paris, and other materials".] 

 Check Methods for Modern Sculptors its got
>recipes.
>Cynthia

[While this is a fine book, it concentrates exclusively on ceramic shell
 casting, which is a different method entirely.]

Andrew Werby - United Artworks

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