Casting Pewter

[50cal.cliff]

I want to cast some knife componets out of pewter.Can anyone share info on this subject.
I understand there is a link on casting it in masking tape. However I haven't been able to find anything thru the search feature, and don't understand why it doesn't burn up!
I know you can cast in soapstone. Don't have clue where to buy it or cost in fact all I know about soapstone is the marker I use welding is made of soapstone.
I have also heard of using Bondo as a mold does anyone have experience with this. :hmm:

 

[bwhoffman]

here is a link to a site that I found some info on long ago....

Pewter Casting Granules are available from Rio Grande 1-800-545-6566 or[url] www.riogrande[/url] dot com

 

[omarick1948]

Cliff,
I cast some small pewter inlays and Trade Silver Beavers along time ago. I went to Hobby Lobby and got some sticks of moulding clay that crafters use to make flowers, ear rings etc. I can't think of the name of the clay sticks and maybe someone here knows what the stuff is called but after you shape it or leave an impression into it, you put it on a cookie sheet (wife wasn't home!) and pop it in the oven on a low heat for a few minutes. When it cools the clay gets hard andI poured my pewter. Hope this helped!

Rick
I think you might be able to fineit at Wal-Mart?

 

[omarick1948]

here is a link to a site that I found some info on long ago....

Pewter Casting Granules are available from Rio Grande 1-800-545-6566 or[url] www.riogrande[/url] dot com

I think TOW still sells pewter grandules too!

 

How to cast pewter courtesy of Ben Hunt...
Casting Pewter

I pour a lot of pewter on knives, hawks, etc., rather than heavy paper I use manila file folders and masking tape. One can also do blind pours which take a bit more prep - a blind pour is used for instance to make a wrap around inlay on hawk handles. For shaping the pewter body shop files are good to start with.
Pewter is avaialable from several sources including the two mentioned above - A local and convenient option unleaded plumbers solder which is mostly tin (what pewter mostly is) with usually a small percentage of silver and other alloys...

Hope this helps - any questions ask away...

 

[bwhoffman]

the "dot com I pit up was for the same info!

My, but we are all resourceful!

I just dont like to put up live links to pages that are not supporting claudes doings. figurefolks will read the text and see the ''abc123 dot com and figure it out.

That wastheexact info I Had.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Thanks for all the info everyone now I just have to find the time to sit down and look it all over! Its been one of those weeks! :grin:
I knew there had to be more info out there than I had been able to turn up! I see old Pewter items at yard sales all the time, and thought I wanted to try my hand at casting some knife componets.

 

[BaronBrian]

I can't think of the name of the clay sticks

It's called Sculpey. They even make some now that doesn't need an oven. It will harden in the air. I'd suggest the oven hardening version though. Just read the label and it'll tell you what's what.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Yep that's it, Sculpey got some at Hobby Lobby today! :wink:
Directions say bake at 275* for 15 minutes, per 1/4 thicness. Going to give it a whirl I figure what the heck the big block only cost $12.99 I have wasted more than that on bevarage at times! :rotf: :rotf: