Ok do you use index cards

[Crow#21957]

For pouring nose caps. I was worried about the heat. I'm looking at 5x8 index cards. By the time I tape over everything it should help handle the heat of my pewter. Oh yes and do you do a temp ck on pewter or do the old tooth pick method. Thanks

 

[necchi]

I've used the stock from the stuff they call "junk mail",, all ya need is something harder "thicker than printer paper",,
Heck, the walls from a 12 pack container works great! (a cereal box?)(noodles box?)
See my other post,, experiment,,

 

[French Colonial]

I have found that several wraps of masking tape are all you need, I sometimes need a little clearance to get the pewter to fill all the way to the bottom ( especially if my shop is cold) so I will wrap a layer of thin cardstock (backs of old notepads work) a little below where I want to fill and then wrap masking tape around that and go a little higher with it than I want the pewter to fill. Masking tape will discolor a little but doesn't burn.

File and sandpaper to get the pewter just right.

 

[oldwood]

Pewter pouring.......To avoid deep wrinkles.......Dust liberally , with powdered graphite.........Just do it , u will see.

 

[oldwood]

Yea.......Index cards

 

[LongWalker]

About the ninth or tenth time I cast a nosecap/pipe inlay/whatever using index card as a dam, it burnt through. I've been using old manila file folder stock ever since, with no problems. It is a little more flexible than posterboard or cereal box.

 

[S.Kenton]

I use regular masking tape for my knife bolsters. I’ve never had issues with it burning through. The pewter stays hot for a long time and is easy to work with, if it’s too hot let it sit for a few seconds. Then pour.

 

[French Colonial]

About the ninth or tenth time I cast a nosecap/pipe inlay/whatever using index card as a dam, it burnt through. I've been using old manila file folder stock ever since, with no problems. It is a little more flexible than posterboard or cereal box.

Wow, how hot that must have been.

 

[LongWalker]

Wow, how hot that must have been.

Looking back, I'm pretty sure I poured, then quickly re-filled the ladle and poured again--and there is a fair chance I was re-using the cards. Late night finishing a project, you know. . . .

 

[Crow#21957]

Well longwalker I messed this one up. Sal v aged it and put a preformed cap on. I messed one other one up bu no saving it.
I poured one where it was so crazy zig zagn looked like flames but it came out nice. I'm sure my big problem this time was pewter was to hot.