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Hot take: preheating your ladle longer makes for better pours
At the Shelby Street shop last Tuesday, I rushed a ladle preheat and got a cold shank that cracked the mold, so now I let it sit in the furnace for a full 10 minutes before pulling it out, has anyone else had a similar issue with thermal shock?
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johnfoster5mo ago
Blew it myself last month with a too quick preheat and ended up with a puddle of bronze on the floor. Thought I was being clever saving two minutes, turns out I was just making a mess.
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sam5305mo ago
Respectfully, I see it a little different. A quick preheat can work if you watch the color like a hawk and pull back the second it shifts. Maybe the issue wasn't the speed but missing that split second window. What kind of torch setup were you running?
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