Tin Soldier casting

Longterm Production 3:
Tin Soldier casting

Materials: Tin

Method: Manual Labor

Industry Sector: Toy production, Hobby

Existing products: Tin miniatures various types

Step-by-step

1. Put tin pieces in skillet and heat up to 231,9 degrees Celsius

2. Clamp mould together between two pieces of wood

3. Pour molten tin into mould quickly

4. Open mold to reveal tin cast shape

5. Cut off access tin

6. Apply paint if wanted

7. Tin Soldier is one

My experiments

First off some regular tin soldier casting

Pretty solid results

As a quick test I pured some candle wax in a mould, but I was not able to remove it without breaking.

I tried to test if I could use Tin cast as a Connection method between Two pieces of wood.

Not only did this work, but the connection also served as joints.

Then I tried to make even more movable pieces with tin joints.

I had the idea to make connections with tin where U could see the tin flowing through the connected materials.

For this I drilled connecting holes in pieces of wood. The idea was that the tin would harden before it could pour out of the holes completely

End results of tin connection tests

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