Myersjessee Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Anyone out there proficient with casting white metal parts (as featured in all my favorite Valk kits? ) If anyone has any tips, advice, experience, and talant they could share with me I would greatly appreciate it. Much obliged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Not that I have any help to offer, I wish i did, but can i ask, do you have to melt this white metal? Or is it a compound you mix up and it sets like a metal? Colour me confused.. So whatcha casting bits of? broken a landing gear or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hi Jesse White metal (pewter) is intrinsically difficult to cast because of the fact that the metal cools/solidifies very quickly. I've tried doing some home pouring myself, but for anything more detailed than a 1.5 by 1.5 inch cube, it'll result in much of the detail not coming out because of the above problem. As it turns out though, I currently have a supplier that specialises in white metal casting. He uses spin-casting ( centrifuge) to do small stuff, and from firsthand knowledge, his work is quite nice. Just let me know if I can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hi Jesse White metal (pewter) is intrinsically difficult to cast because of the fact that the metal cools/solidifies very quickly. I've tried doing some home pouring myself, but for anything more detailed than a 1.5 by 1.5 inch cube, it'll result in much of the detail not coming out because of the above problem. As it turns out though, I currently have a supplier that specialises in white metal casting. He uses spin-casting ( centrifuge) to do small stuff, and from firsthand knowledge, his work is quite nice. Just let me know if I can help. Cool....I may follow-up on that. I have a friend who has done a little, but I dont think he has a centerfuge...and thus I am not sure how he gets around the problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Metal casting is the next big casting hurdle I need to overcome. I have some mold material that can handle the heat, but I have yet to do any experimenting. I've also heard that a certerfuge is the best way to do it, so I'll probably end up building my own spin-casting machine. I've got a few design ideas in my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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