[hickstick_10]

Cajunpower, no attack on your character was intended. But the fact that you take every question as a personal attack speaks much clearer than any "childish name calling" you think I cooked up.

With each post a more difficult to believe statement is cooked up about the police force, manufacturing methods, illegal immigrants (those I can mostly believe) and not to mention the very heavy condescension perceived in most of your posts which belies your maturity, which mirrors many very young and very green kids I trained as apprentice machinists. I suppose in the end they, like you, have to attempt a difficult endeavor blindly several times before seeking outside assistance or accepting the slightest criticism of there methods, before some assistance makes there project much more attainable.

As far as jelousy of your cool project, I have none.

As for a swamp gas fired casting furnace................best of luck.

Last tidbit of advice is when you have that first copper melt going, add a small amount of zinc to aid in the cast-ability.

Edited to add: Hows that patch going to stay on after it hits the forcing cone?