Lead part - cast or turn?
Don Foreman wrote:
CerroSafe was developed specifically because it is safe for kids to
handle, as in casting toy soldiers.
No, it's not. It's 37.7 % lead and 8.5% cadmium, worse actually than
CerroBend.
The "safe" refers presumably to slight initial shrinkage allowing a
duplication casting to be removed without cracking the part you are
using as a mold, allegedly it then expands back to the original
dimension.
The plain tin/bismuth alloys (example CerroTrue) would be less toxic,
but the lowest melting point there is 281 F, so you can't use the water
bath and as a result have to be carefull not to overheat.
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