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inthesticks:
Thanks guys. I have enjoyed it to, heavan came early this summer. I am looking forward to enjoying many casting projects over the next few years.

Cheers All  :beer: :beer:
CB

inthesticks:
Heres half the contents of the second mold. File handles cleaned up with a file and wire wheel, a few rough spots and a few small incluesions but very servicable. I have a whole drawer full of files so I will be making lots more of these.

Cheers
CB

inthesticks:
Just to finish up with the proceeds of this test melt. I was going to put small punches on these stubby handles but decided small files would be a better match.
Feel good in hand, should improve what is often tedious work. Not a bad little haul for a first pour.

Cheers
CB

mattinker:
Nice to see you've gone from theory to practice!!

Al those nice handles! It would be good if you could varnish or dip them in something, keep the Al out of your system. I'm being treated for heavy metals at the moment, it would be good if you avoided them!

All the best, Matthew

inthesticks:
Yes I should vanish them but only to keep them from oxidizing and losing their shine, I'm not concerned about absorbing aluminum from handling them. I would be more concerned if I was raising it's temp. to the boiling point and breathing the gas as would also be the case with zinc or lead only much more toxic and much lower boiling points. There are kitchens with only aluminum pots and pans by that logic alot of people should have been poisoned by now from stirring food at elevated temperatures in aluminum cooking utensils. My understanding is that heavy metal poisoning mostly occers from breathing the fumes or absorbing the liguid such as mercury. Some metals are not toxic your body requires a small amount iron for example any exccess is simply passed from the body.

I feel for your condition but I don't feel you aquired your condition from handling aluminum utensils.

Cheers
CB   

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