Nomadicone
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I've been casting since the mid 80s and I don't ever recall using lino in a mix. Little background then a question or two. As stated in an earlier post I needed to harden up some stick-on wheel weights. I melted them down a couple of days ago and sorted them using side cutters to test for zinc as well as keeping my pot around 600-650. Today I remelted the lead and added Linotype and mixed but had a scum floating on top so skimmed it off and fluxed.
Question 1: Any idea what that is or is it normal?
When I repoured the ingots and dumped them out one ingot broke in half and I noticed two ingots had about a 1/3 glossy surface and the other 2/3 of the ingot looked frosted.
Question 2: Did I fail to get the two metals mixed well or can anyone tell me what is going on?
Question 1: Any idea what that is or is it normal?
When I repoured the ingots and dumped them out one ingot broke in half and I noticed two ingots had about a 1/3 glossy surface and the other 2/3 of the ingot looked frosted.
Question 2: Did I fail to get the two metals mixed well or can anyone tell me what is going on?