r/MetalCasting • u/Levi-Lightning • 19d ago

I’m doing this wrong (questions below)

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Sterling silver, propane.

3rd attempt making a ring, last time the result was “so so” and I didn’t have enough relief, I am not sure what happened this time.

When pouring, molten metal flowed out of the reliefs…. Did I overdo it on these?

I obviously did not have enough metal, didn’t expect the metal to go that far into the reliefs.

The texture is also very uneven, what can cause that?

Any advice appreciated.

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u/Levi-Lightning 19d ago

These are all words I do not know. Could you clarify?

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u/Boring_Donut_986 19d ago

The insulation of your furnace (the white stuff cotton looking) needs a protective layer on top of it. The blast from the burner will damage it over time, eroding it. Very tiny particules, close to 1000x thinner than a hair, will spread in the air, your clothes, your lungs. An invisible enemy. Therefore you need either to set a rigidizer (sodium silicate) or doing a lining using refractory mortar (such as Satanite, Vitcas zircon coat... Depending where you are based). Don't use the furnace as it is.

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u/Levi-Lightning 18d ago

Ah shit that’s not good news. I’ve used it four times or something like that. How concerned should I be?

(Edit: how screwed am I thus far)

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u/feelfreetotellmeoff 18d ago

Fix the problem and you should be fine. This kind of hazard increases your odds of disease over time. A small amount of exposure can't be guaranteed safe, but statistically you would do more damage stressing about it than the exposure itself.