On Oct 14, 2008, at 10:13 PM, Paul Schobernd wrote:
> Well, ya' know I knever thought that matter through to a logical
> conclusion. Now I'm curious about the thing. I can get a picture
> to you in the text or as an attachment, but I am not conversant
> with Galoot Image Central. This mold appears as if it were meant to
> make a bell in one fashion or another and it is a serious sorta
> chunk of metal, but that is as far as I have gotten. I should have
> asked aome questions, but for $5 I wasn't too concerned. I never
> worked out , if it was a bell, hou you get it hollow; otherwise it
> appears that your bell was going to also be solid---maybe it is for
> heavy-class choclate!.
Actually, I would suspect that is indeed what it is meant for. I
have seen numerous aluminum molds for chocolate. If the chocolate
piece is to be large (like a solid bell), it wold take the mass of
aluminum rather than the thin stuff used for hollow things like bunnies.
--Scott
> I'm kidding, but who knows? I like the lead bell idea myself.
> Paul in Normal
>
>
>
> On Oct 14, 2008, at 8:07 PM, Trevor Robinson wrote:
>
>> Hi, Paul and All
>> I'm puzzled by an aluminum mold for casing bells. Most bells
>> would e made of
>> a metal or alloy with a higher melting point than aluminum. Lead
>> bells?
>> Trevor
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