Jack Schmidling
2010-05-04 19:52:05 UTC
It's a lot easier to talk about a new project than to actually get
started. However, talking about it can provide the motivation to
actually get started. Sort of putting my money where my mouth is.
I never got any farther with my wine glass than the 3 oz martini glass.
The challenges of a larger casting were just too daunting so I quit
while I had something I could use. I never got into the sheet metal
version because I don't have the tools or knowledge to do it.
I was inspired at dinner recently through the mechanism of frustration.
Ever chase a plastic butter dish around the table trying to get the
knife clear with some butter on it? I don't do as civilized people do
and just cut off a pat. I butter the bread from the butter dish which is
a lot more difficult if you don't use the other hand to hold it down but
I have the piece of bread in the other hand.
As my martini glass is a lethal weapon because of its shear weight,
precisely that weight would be just what is needed for a butter dish.
I am thinking of using the one we have or something similar as a pattern
for a sand casting in silver and the plastic cover that came with it.
The cover stays in the kitchen anyway. My guess is this would weigh
about 2 lbs and solve the problem along with being a nice project.
BTW, the martini glass is most amazing. I put it in the freezer a few
hours before "martini time" on Friday and it will almost chill the
martini to drinking temp just as is with no ice at all. It is
incredible how fast it gets cold in the freezer.
My wife has to drink from a humble glass glass so I shake the drinks
with ice and pour when the temp is 36F. Mine keeps getting colder while
hers gets warmer.
On the other hand, we can not leave my spoons in very hot soup as the
handles get too hot to touch very quickly
So there it is and I am committed but just thought of a problem. I
don't know if my crucible will hold that much silver.
js
Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber, Gems,
Nature, Radio, Sheep, Sausage, Silver
http://schmidling.com
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started. However, talking about it can provide the motivation to
actually get started. Sort of putting my money where my mouth is.
I never got any farther with my wine glass than the 3 oz martini glass.
The challenges of a larger casting were just too daunting so I quit
while I had something I could use. I never got into the sheet metal
version because I don't have the tools or knowledge to do it.
I was inspired at dinner recently through the mechanism of frustration.
Ever chase a plastic butter dish around the table trying to get the
knife clear with some butter on it? I don't do as civilized people do
and just cut off a pat. I butter the bread from the butter dish which is
a lot more difficult if you don't use the other hand to hold it down but
I have the piece of bread in the other hand.
As my martini glass is a lethal weapon because of its shear weight,
precisely that weight would be just what is needed for a butter dish.
I am thinking of using the one we have or something similar as a pattern
for a sand casting in silver and the plastic cover that came with it.
The cover stays in the kitchen anyway. My guess is this would weigh
about 2 lbs and solve the problem along with being a nice project.
BTW, the martini glass is most amazing. I put it in the freezer a few
hours before "martini time" on Friday and it will almost chill the
martini to drinking temp just as is with no ice at all. It is
incredible how fast it gets cold in the freezer.
My wife has to drink from a humble glass glass so I shake the drinks
with ice and pour when the temp is 36F. Mine keeps getting colder while
hers gets warmer.
On the other hand, we can not leave my spoons in very hot soup as the
handles get too hot to touch very quickly
So there it is and I am committed but just thought of a problem. I
don't know if my crucible will hold that much silver.
js
Astronomy, Beer, Cheese, Fiber, Gems,
Nature, Radio, Sheep, Sausage, Silver
http://schmidling.com
.