Strange stuff making ingots today

[fiver]

i made a 14 gang angle iron ingot mold some years back.
the others just get used when i get that one too hot to handle and i want to finish off a pot of alloy.
the triangle shaped ingots stack up with far much less air space.

 

[johnnyjr]

The lead I got from rotometals is blue??

 

[Petrol & Powder]

The lead I got from rotometals is blue??

Embrace it !

A little blue tint is a good thing.

 

[fiver]

pure comes out blue,, till it turns grey.
mark it.

 

[johnnyjr]

Yep all marked

 

[Tomme boy]

pure comes out blue,, till it turns grey.
mark it.

Yah I wish someone told me this when I was first starting.

 

[RicinYakima]

Yah I wish someone told me this when I was first starting.

You never asked.

 

[STIHL]

I seem to remember my ingots coming out blue and pink/purple ish the last I smelted and poured. Always thought it was the coating in my muffin tins burning off. Guess I’ll pay attention as I melt off some I need to do.

I plan on marking mine with a letter punch to designated what it is. Never had the need until now, but always wondered how everyone else did theirs.

 

[Mitty38]

I just mark mine with a Sharpy on at least 2 sides. In case one gets wore off, some how. Then keep them in 18 lb, marked cardboard boxes.

 

[fiver]

i have separate places for my different alloys.
hard to mix them up when they are 15 foot apart.