vishezfish Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I had a idea, to try and make aluminum type molds..... Do you guys know when you work on your pipes in the house, lets say your bathroom or whattever and you cut the pipe and then sodder it or seal it with this sodder stuff from the home depot/ lowes.... U take that small tank that has the fire and u put it up to the pipe and sodder...?? What if we made a prototype lure out of the clay that u bake so it get hard and make a 2 piece mold out of this stuff??? Melt the sodder over the lure with proper release agent, and make a 2 part mold???? I don't know, but it sounds like a idea.... let me know what you all think............ vf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinTXAngler Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Great idea, but you may run into one problem. Most solder melts at 190 degrees centigrade, or 374 degrees fahrenheit. I'd say the melting temprature of the solder is a little to close to the pouring temprature of your plastic. You can try it, but if you get your plastic just a little too hot and pour, your mold will melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishezfish Posted July 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I never thought of that!!! good catch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 If you try to mix ceramics (pourous) and molten solder you are begging to be scared by molten metal particles. I would recommend not trying it for your sake. Ceramics are an insulator and Solder is a volatile molten metal, it could be a catastrophe. Another issue would be the acid content in the solder, that could really wreak havoc on the plastic itself. SOlder will turn anything black if you let it sit, and at temperature it releases quite a bit of chemical emissions. BE CAREFUL We don't want to see you lookin like freddy kreuger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishezfish Posted July 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Yeah it sounds crazy now that I think about it and read the other posts... But I had the idea when I was doing some bathroom pipe work... I figured I try to see what you guys thought, glad I did!!! Vf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
