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Thursday, June 10, 2021
low tech heat press...
I found that the secret to consistent results heat transferring an etching stencil to the back of the sugar skulls is pressure. 101,108, 84,0,C
I run the iron (and my AC when needed) off a 3,000 watt inverter. I use the generator to run power tools. I used the borax for the initial crucible seasoning only. I don't add anything other than the metal when melting aluminum bronze. Note: Because of its much higher melting point, I add the copper to the crucible first - and once it is melted I add the aluminum.
Ha! Nothing like a little homestead ingenuity.
ReplyDeleteMy first response was Ha! as well. One does what one can with what one has around.
ReplyDeleteFound your blog from Lloyd Kahn's Tiny Homes Simple Shelter...cool!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty cool, er hot.
ReplyDeleteSo at 108F, you plug an iron into your generator (instead of an A/C)? That marvelous dry desert heat.
A crucible borax question: do you use borax initially only or each time you make Al bronze? If each time, about how much per calavera?
Thanks!
I run the iron (and my AC when needed) off a 3,000 watt inverter. I use the generator to run power tools. I used the borax for the initial crucible seasoning only. I don't add anything other than the metal when melting aluminum bronze. Note: Because of its much higher melting point, I add the copper to the crucible first - and once it is melted I add the aluminum.
ReplyDeleteThank you re borax crucible seasoning. Good tip on metal order of addition.
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