Recent content by rrnutsplitter

Hi Tombstone, I have never heard of anyone doing this. But is a kind of good idea. If you look into bronze patinas for statuary. On Google is where I would start, they might have some info on brass. I have a book on bronze patinas and I will look for it.

aonemarine, Thank you I feel better already. I didn't realize what I was looking at!

Good I'm glad to hear it. Are chaplets leggings?

jwcnc, Trust me there is NOTHING easy about running a foundry. More things to go wrong than Carters got pills. aonemarine, I cant take much credit for the "set up" it was that way when I bought it from the original builder. But speaking of that I'm sure you have noticed that when we had...

Hi Everyone! Just got back from Cabin Fever and visiting relatives in Carlisle, Pa. Thanks to everyone that helped to make the show fun for me and allowing me to use a chair when I needed one. And thanks to the dinner crew on Friday night at TGI Fridays, it was alot of fun. Here are some pics...

Kolten etal, Copper is a very gassy metal to pour. You can degas with various things like chlorine and other very nasty chemicals. The gas can lead to a casting that looks like a "bran muffin". I had to wrestle with myself for a while before I told you this. Please be VERY careful when...

Stan, If nothing goes wrong please reserve a place for me. I'll probably be stag. Jeff Albright

Hi Guys!, First time post for me. I used to own and run a small mom and pop size foundry in New Hampshire. The recent (2008) financial problems put me out of business. Went from one or two orders a day, to one a month, hard to make money at that rate. Enough said about that. I used to use a...