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<blockquote data-quote="RedHawk357Mag" data-source="post: 2645120" data-attributes="member: 12427"><p>Thanks for weighting in. Handles were off when when I checked it. I will take another look at the halves for a foreign particle of lead, admittedly the quality of lighting in the garage should be improved. The halves are bank vault like so I tend to agree about heat warping. I do preheat on a fairly decent hotplate. It's a waring hotplate with total enclosed element. There is a saw blade on top of that. I tend to monitor the plate temp with a quality heat probe. I am pretty sure I have never been North of 750 when casting and plate temp probably never above 350. Normal cast temps are 700ish. You have a great point about being able to get enough pressure on a mold half to overcome a warped half. Although holding mold to the light and gripping the mold handles will extinguish the light between the halves. If you're interested in taking a look I can find some time to ride out your way. Thanks for suggestions. The mold maker is in Sylvania or something similar. Totally fantastic mold maker and I really want to fix the issue with out bugging him. Really think the answer is easier than dealing with post office and more than likely just a maintenance issue instead of a product issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedHawk357Mag, post: 2645120, member: 12427"] Thanks for weighting in. Handles were off when when I checked it. I will take another look at the halves for a foreign particle of lead, admittedly the quality of lighting in the garage should be improved. The halves are bank vault like so I tend to agree about heat warping. I do preheat on a fairly decent hotplate. It's a waring hotplate with total enclosed element. There is a saw blade on top of that. I tend to monitor the plate temp with a quality heat probe. I am pretty sure I have never been North of 750 when casting and plate temp probably never above 350. Normal cast temps are 700ish. You have a great point about being able to get enough pressure on a mold half to overcome a warped half. Although holding mold to the light and gripping the mold handles will extinguish the light between the halves. If you're interested in taking a look I can find some time to ride out your way. Thanks for suggestions. The mold maker is in Sylvania or something similar. Totally fantastic mold maker and I really want to fix the issue with out bugging him. Really think the answer is easier than dealing with post office and more than likely just a maintenance issue instead of a product issue. [/QUOTE]
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