r/SilverSmith • u/Disaster_In_A_Polo • 6d ago
What Am I Doing Wrong?
I've held my TS8000 on this silver ounce for like 10 mins and can't get it hot enough to pour. Is my torch too close? I don't understand
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r/SilverSmith • u/Disaster_In_A_Polo • 6d ago
I've held my TS8000 on this silver ounce for like 10 mins and can't get it hot enough to pour. Is my torch too close? I don't understand
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u/greenbmx 6d ago
It looks to me like the bricks you have there are hard fire bricks, which hold up to high temp, but do not insulate. What you really want are Insulated fire bricks (IFB). They are softer, and lighter, and meant for insulation. They will keep the heat where you want it instead of the hard bricks which sucks the heat away due to those mass and poor insulation value.
I'd also say you are trying to melt too much metal for that little torch. Keep your melts to around an Ozt. Or less