The material of choice for these molds is a high temp resin with a heat deflection temperature of 289 °C. Using a pewter alloy that melts at 260 °C, casting a metal miniature is as simple as ...

Over on Hackaday.io, [bms.had] is showing his technique for 3D printing molds that he uses to cast (lead-free) pewter objects. The process looks simple enough, and if you have a 3D printer, you onl… ...

The Makers Club is going to try an experiment during its monthly meeting at the Copperas Cove Public Library — namely, members will be making their first attempts at doing metal casting using ...

A pewtersmith pours molten pewter, heated to 650 degrees, into a mold, ... longer contains lead and the pewtersmith uses a mechanized spinning contraption to fill the molds, instead of casting by ...

How to make metal miniatures with 3D printed pewter casting molds Ever wanted to turn your digital sculpture into a figurine made out of metal? As much as we love resin 3D prints, ...

Pewter is a fine metal mostly comprised of tin, copper and antimony. It is soft, melts at a low heat, and is manufactured by pewterers or pewter smiths. It can be cast in molds, assembled in ...

Molten pewter is poured into a Delft clay mold by Kim St. Jean Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the Bead Bistro, at 2501 S. W.S. Young Drive, in Killeen.