Return-Path: Received: from marvkaye.olsusa.com ([205.245.9.162]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with SMTP id com for ; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:46:11 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19990726225034.03024b10@olsusa.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:50:34 -0400 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: Marvin Kaye Subject: Re: Lead Weights In-Reply-To: <9907269330.AA933011613@cardell.com> X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> At 01:53 PM 7/26/99 Ed de Chazal wrote: >play. Marv, you mentioned sand casting; is it a simple process to mix sand and >other ingredients to get the necessary characteristics for pouring lead into the >sand impression? Ed, I did a bit more research regarding your question and learned that the simplest process involves mixing the sand with either motor oil or baby oil to hold it together... when mixed correctly it should hold the form of your hand when squeezed without falling apart or oozing out of your fingers. Additionally you will want to use a very fine sand (ie, silica sand), and not the coarse, pebbly beach sand that we're all so familiar with. FWIW. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML homepage: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html