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- Under a rock in sw Ontario
I heard that there are dangers to casting even outside in a well ventalated area,how bad is the risk,If I'm casting,any precausions I should take
Coverup!!! All it takes is a drop of rain or bird poop (if you cast outside without a roof) and most common and nasty because of the heat and obvious proximity.....drops of perspiration! Try to never be directly over your pot. A drop of moisture in a fully heated pot and you'll be covered in molten metal.
I was burned fairly badly when I added more range scrap to a melted pot of lead. I suspect a jacketed bullet with water trapped in it exploded.
I heard that there are dangers to casting even outside in a well ventalated area,how bad is the risk,If I'm casting,any precausions I should take
This. Don't just dump a bunch of fresh scrap into the melt pool. I got lucky that I blinked faster than the lead could get there. Still a scary minute picking lead off your eyelid, hoping you closed your eyes in time. Though I find that if you ladle fresh scrap on top of the pool, instead of dumping it, it's ok. Like others have said, the steam explosion happens when you force moisture under the surface of the molten lead.I was burned fairly badly when I added more range scrap to a melted pot of lead.
Apparently you have been sticking knives in sockets as a child...and your still OK.
Maybe you are just a super hero and stuff does not affect you as it does others
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