I was casting tonight… And because I was a little too careless with getting to close to the size on the mould I was using, I managed to blow out the side trying to remove a casting… This wasn’t good, I had 5 castings to go for a commission job, and I wanted to deliver the job tomorrow night at Fighter Practice.
Duct Tape to the Rescue!
The small 2mm by 2mm piece wasn’t a huge chunk out of the mould, but if left out would allow molten pewter to flow straight out the mould. The duct take allowed me to hold the piece in place and pour the final 5 castings for the commission without the molten pewter leak. Surprisingly the tape held through all 5 pours, though it did get very squidgy towards the final pour.
Just goes to prove that duct tape can not only hold people to floors and ceilings, keep panels and lights securely fastened to trashed cars, seal broken windows, and work wonders with SCA Armour… Duct Tape can also be used in the Arts and Sciences of the SCA to hold crucial pieces in place allowing a job to be done. Yay for Duct Tape in the SCA!
hmm… perhaps I should buy shares in a duct tape company… they will rule the world one day.
“Just goes to prove that duct tape can not only hold people to floors and ceilings, keep panels and lights securely fastened to trashed cars,seal broken windows, and work wonders with SCA Armour… Duct Tape can also be used in the Arts and Sciences of the SCA to hold crucial pieces in place allowing a job to be done. Yay for Duct Tape in the SCA!”
…you forgot “to tape weaponry to roof”. *pointed look*
Hey… You threaten people… Safest place for weaponry to be is out of your reach.
fair call.