03-09-2018, 11:44 AM
My thoughts on casting:
This stuff melts between 158 and 190 degrees F while water boils at 212. You can melt it on your stove or with a torch or even a heat gun. Not crazy dangerous like molten lead, but still potentially dangerous.
Thanks to the warnings posted here (thanks Grayfox!) I won't saw the block (makes dust) but will use a torch to melt some off into a ladle. And I'll only work with it outside on the patio.
The only other option is a borescope and a casting is way better. For example, it would be hard to see misalignment with a borescope. A casting that you can eyeball and measure is the coolest thing ever.
This stuff melts between 158 and 190 degrees F while water boils at 212. You can melt it on your stove or with a torch or even a heat gun. Not crazy dangerous like molten lead, but still potentially dangerous.
Thanks to the warnings posted here (thanks Grayfox!) I won't saw the block (makes dust) but will use a torch to melt some off into a ladle. And I'll only work with it outside on the patio.
The only other option is a borescope and a casting is way better. For example, it would be hard to see misalignment with a borescope. A casting that you can eyeball and measure is the coolest thing ever.