[TheForge] chip shapes and materials

[Jerry Frost]

From: "Demon Buddha" <osan at netlabs.net>

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>> I don't know what MP represents so maybe maybe not.
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> melting point
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Okay, that was obvious. <sheepish grin>

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> Not quite.  The core is left in the refractory and is burned out.
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Exactly what I meant by easier.

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> Put mold halves together, pour slip.  ???
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And this is different than it would be for spheres? Not having to glue the 
latice halves together afterwards would be a plus. No?



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> Intuition tells me that getting work in and out of the "fire" will be a 
> problem to some degree.  I may be wrong.
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Agreed. I'm thinking forge shovel and smooth rounded "chips" to minimize 
damage. Still, these things have been in use for some time so it can't be a 
deal killer or even largish problem.

Frosty
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