Idaholewis
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As the subject says, What is your favorite Mold Material? Aluminum, Iron/Steel, or Brass, And why?
I have no experience with Brass so can’t comment there. My molds are Steel, and Aluminum, Of the 2 i MUCH MUCH prefer my steel molds, They are MUCH more durable, and forgiving. You can literally destroy an Aluminum mold from Galling etc. and it doesn’t take that long to do, this is definitely the Casters fault, but everybody has to start somewhere, starting out you definitely don’t know everything, in many cases you know nothing about it at all. I feel the extra cost of a Steel mold is WELL worth it, an Iron/Steel mold is MUCH more forgiving to the beginner Caster, but also cost more.
I have no experience with Brass so can’t comment there. My molds are Steel, and Aluminum, Of the 2 i MUCH MUCH prefer my steel molds, They are MUCH more durable, and forgiving. You can literally destroy an Aluminum mold from Galling etc. and it doesn’t take that long to do, this is definitely the Casters fault, but everybody has to start somewhere, starting out you definitely don’t know everything, in many cases you know nothing about it at all. I feel the extra cost of a Steel mold is WELL worth it, an Iron/Steel mold is MUCH more forgiving to the beginner Caster, but also cost more.