From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 10/15/2025 11:02 AM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > On 10/14/2025 8:42 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >   
   >>    My temp probes are metal tubes ... I've had one of then over 2000   
   >> degrees in my gas forge . I've used them to check melt temp of molten   
   >> aluminum just before pouring into molds too . Lead temps are not a big   
   >> deal ...unless you leave a trace of moisture in an open top ingot mold   
   >> . Got a couple of scars from that adventure !   
   >   
   > A drop of water in a lead pot can certainly be exciting, but at a much   
   > lower temperature a drop of water in a cup of molten plastisol resin can   
   > be worse because it sticks when it hits you.   
   >   
   >   
      
      And that's why I only wear cotton when casting or forging . Synthetic   
   clothing materials will also melt and stick .   
   --   
   Snag   
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   when they stayed foreign ...   
      
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