So I finally got to pour the other half of the bulb today, don't ask me why it took so long. Anyway, after pouring I waited a couple of hours, then flipped the mold over, and they popped right out! I weighed them, they come in at about 140 lbs, a lot less than they should have. I think I should have enlarged the patterns, but as they say, too late now! So what i plan to do is use a part of the foil as a spacer, and do the aluminum tape trick so I can pour between the two halves to fill the 1 3/8 inch gap, and get it closer to the correct weight.
Once again, lots of slag, steel clips, and alloy weights that wouldn't melt!
I hope I can get this done soon, I am so ready to start cuttiing wood!
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