Having Fun with Pewter #1
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- I don't pretend to be a jeweler, but playing around with pewter is just plain fun. It is so easy to melt and then free form. In this video I show several torch types to melt the pewter, along with inexpensive ladles. Check out your area garage sales and flea markets to find some pewter pieces that you can turn into your own creations. It's easy and it will spark your creativity. More pewter videos to follow.
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Hi George I don't know if you are still about but thank you for your video. It's great to hear that you are having so much fun with the pewter. I'm 74 and just getting into pewter and i'm having just as much fun.
All the very best. Kind regards . . . Andy
You are a great teacher! Great explanations, very informative.
You should narrate movies! Your voice is awesome!
I hadn't thought of that . Will give it a try. Thanks for the tip.
Nice video George. I've been playing with pewter for about a year now. Although most of my work has involved pouring molds. Haven't been able to find much info on free working or traditionally working pewter. You've given me some new ideas as usual and will be playing with it some more now. Thanks!
I've been putting it on my wood lathe, it turns beautifully especially with carbide tools.
Interesting. It's great when people step outside the box. Keep it up!
Thanks George. Gotta try that!
Thanks. I have been wanting to do another pewter video. Should start that in a week or so. I have been using the scrap from the pewter pitcher. Bought an ingot from Roto metals and will be using that in the next video.
Hi, I am just starting with pewter and wanted to make some free form pebbles without by dropping the melted pewter onto a surface, that way they keep the organic shape and each one is slightly different. However I am finding when the pewter starts to cool it sinks and pits in the middle. I have tried heating up the surface and using talc but still the same. Do you have any advice on how I can make them without sinking or pitting? Many thanks
Steph, the only thing I can say about peweter is that when I don't get what I want, I can remelt it and start over. I've had the pitting you mention and at othertimes there is no pitting. I think I have done both pieces the same way but they turn out differently. It is a mustery to me
I'll bet you have found some interesting metals with metal detecting. Sounds like you are having fun.
John, knowing you I'l bet you come up with some creative ideas!
I have played with a piece of pewter I found metal detecting I melted it and poured it into a 1 inch piece of pipe that I set on a metal plate it made it into a nice piece that I could make a token or medalion out of it
Love this video! I have been wanting to play with a certain pewter but it is only available as ingots. I have been surfidg
Thanks for the comment. Hope people have fun with pewter.
Hey did you know you can just melt it on a stove. Just thought you'd like to know
+Olde Manorc Thanks for the idea. Never thought of that.
Nice video, George, as usual.
Would the graphite stick in an old lead pencil be effective cleansing the impurities
from the pewter? I used to use that cleaning up old gold before casting. Just clean
some the wood back so it doesn't ignite.
I have a nice lump of pewter that looks like a Morel mushroom they grow willd here maybe i will post it some day if I can find it !!!
I did something similar to this with burning leaves
Thanks for the comment. Working on "Having Fun With Pewter #2", which has some new techniques.
Grrrrr.... I accidentally clicked post. I have spent 30 minutes looking and trying non-working solutions. I suspect I need to use the desktop version. So anyway, I love this video. I can't wait to get my pewter and start playing. Wondering about the pitcher, though. If you get it from a garage sale don't you worry about the lead content? Would the presence of lead make it easier to melt? Would that mean that butane or propane won't work well on newer alloys? Thanks again for these videos.
Good video. Could you tell me what type of table you used? Was this a cement block table or something? Also, what other tools do you recommend for the free forming? It looked like you had some type of Anvil?
+C. C. C The table is 3' x 4' 1/2 inch hot rolled steel. I use a small bench top anvil and I also have a blacksmith's table. A ballpein hammer is often used. There are 160 UA-cam videos. If you go through these you will see a variety of techniques. Check out this link for videos specifically on tools. gsegmedia.com/?page_id=2877
Thank you George
Hi George. A great video. How do you suggest I connect a silver pin to a pewter charm?
+Dave Andrews Dave, I've never done that, but the first thing I would try is some 2 part epoxy. I would rough up both pieces with sandpaper so the glue has more to bond to.
Beautiful way to recycle something old & otherwise useless!
have you tried using any molds to form the molten pewter? If so what material did you use for your mold?
Elizabeth, I've haven't tried molds. You'll probably have to do some searching, but I am sure there are pewter casting UA-cam videos.
Dude you need to voice over educational films.. Maybe then could I stay awake during them..
Does pewter lose color? Or is it as good as stainless steal
Pewter turns darker.with time. That's been my experience.
thanks for that sir.
T-1000
Is pewter toxic?
Iris The Yveltal Depends on its source. For new pewter, I get mine here: www.rotometals.com/lead-free-pewter-casting-metal-s/23.htm