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    Default Casting in the cold

    IT has been well below freezing here for some weeks.

    Since my casting shed is unheated and I don't mind the cold I continue to cast so long as it is above -20 F.

    When casting in low tempertures you get a benificial side affect: Everything you cast is automaticly heat-treated from the mold.

    Works for me, good afternoon,
    Forrest

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    [QUOTE=FAsmus]IT has been well below freezing here for some weeks.

    Since my casting shed is unheated and I don't mind the cold I continue to cast so long as it is above -20 F.

    When casting in low tempertures you get a benificial side affect: Everything you cast is automaticly heat-treated from the mold.

    Works for me, good afternoon,
    Forrest[/QUOTE

    .........- 20F !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bugger that for a Joke !We're experiancing summer over here in Auz & it's hovering around the 100F mark I swear if it gets any hotter The damned lead won't set in my moulds !

    Dave
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    D-O-K and FAsmus
    HA!!!!!!!!!! YOU THINK THAT -20° COLD !!!!!!!!!!! I go hunting at that temp, or I would no go hunting during the winter. It gets well below -40° and some times even under -50°!!!!
    DANIEL/BS JR.
    Last edited by Bullshop Junior; 12-23-2005 at 06:17 AM.

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    Inside the fridge would be the coolest place in the house if the heater carked it.
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    Here in ok one day it will be 60 and the next it will be 20. But here with the humidity +30 will seem a lot colder than minus 30 up there in alaska. -30 in alaska we used to wear jean jackets

    The humidity is only 65% today the temp is 43. Hope it will be nice this weekend for the last 3 day anterless hunt.
    Toney Relic Hunter

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    Quote Originally Posted by 454PB
    The first liar doesn't have a chance!
    Ahmen to that ! It's so hot here at the moment I'm sitting at the key board naked ! Wearing my Underpants round my head as a sweat Band & one sock over parts of my anatimy for the sake of modesty
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    Well I am just south of Alaska but we are not nearly that cold. Temperature around 0C with rain. No snow. will cast to 20F IF there is no wind blowing. 100F eh, you could be nice and send some of that heat up this way.

    Stay Safe

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertbank
    Well I am just south of Alaska but we are not nearly that cold. Temperature around 0C with rain. No snow. will cast to 20F IF there is no wind blowing. 100F eh, you could be nice and send some of that heat up this way.

    Stay Safe
    YES PLEASE!!!!!
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    Do you blokes a straight swap ......Snow for heat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Dave
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