Safety Issue!!!
Plaster is not a good choice for the mold. You cannot get enough water=20
out of it to keep it from exploding when the hot Aluminum hits it.=20
However, a ceramic mold just might work. I have never tried anything=20
that small that small.
BTW, a furnace for melting aluminum can be fashioned out of a pile of=20
bricks and an electric stove element. Form the element into an open=20
spiral. Iron tools work well for the other metal tools. Keep away from=20
anything galvanized, the fumes are deadly.

There are lots of old aluminum cookware around for cheap. With the small=20
amounts you are considering even foil from the grocery store might be=20
practical.

On 5/13/2013 6:35 PM, veegee wrote:
> On 2013-05-13 6:14 PM, jim@jpes.com wrote:
>>   Go to Home Depot (or equivalent) and get a length of aluminum angle or
>> strapping.  They come in 4 foot lengths, and cost a few dollars.
>

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That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.
P.C. HODGELL
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