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<blockquote data-quote="Cyborg" data-source="post: 105628" data-attributes="member: 3426"><p>Submerged the toolbox into the molten Cerrobend.... the box was pre-filled with water, but given the density of the Cerrobend I had a couple of weights handy to hold it down until things solidified. Slightly miscalculated the difference in density so the weights weren't enough....had to hold it down by hand which added to the excitement. Just for the record, this time I used the telltale on the gauge and it registered considerably higher than what I previously thought. Probably suffered from target fixation while staring at the bulging oil tank. Cut the box apart and welded in a flange as I don't have any flanging tools that will handle the gauge of the alloy. Still far from finished, but slowly making headway. The reflection in the lid makes it look a little wonky, but it turned out ok. Not perfect, but I keep telling myself if its perfect, it'll look like it was stamped out by a robot as opposed to being hand made.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]26468[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]26469[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyborg, post: 105628, member: 3426"] Submerged the toolbox into the molten Cerrobend.... the box was pre-filled with water, but given the density of the Cerrobend I had a couple of weights handy to hold it down until things solidified. Slightly miscalculated the difference in density so the weights weren't enough....had to hold it down by hand which added to the excitement. Just for the record, this time I used the telltale on the gauge and it registered considerably higher than what I previously thought. Probably suffered from target fixation while staring at the bulging oil tank. Cut the box apart and welded in a flange as I don't have any flanging tools that will handle the gauge of the alloy. Still far from finished, but slowly making headway. The reflection in the lid makes it look a little wonky, but it turned out ok. Not perfect, but I keep telling myself if its perfect, it'll look like it was stamped out by a robot as opposed to being hand made. [ATTACH type="full"]26468[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]26469[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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