Pewter - what to do with it?

Splatter Paint · Feb 5, 2013

Since we are a diverse bunch here I thought somebody could help me out with a shed find. The previous owners of my house (now deceased) left a big box with several rolls of pewter sheet, some over 3ft long. I reckon there is about 2kg there, any ideas what to do with it?

SP

Andy R · Feb 5, 2013

Make head tube badges?

highlandsflyer · Feb 5, 2013

Sure tis not lead?

Splatter Paint · Feb 5, 2013

Nah, not lead. There were two books on pewter craft with it, though it may well have lead in it ...,

daugs · Feb 5, 2013

pewter is mainly Tin, modern pewter no longer has lead in it,

tankards ?

Alison · Feb 5, 2013

Well you've got the books, do they not have some crazy craft ideas you could sell on ebay and make some bike money

Alison

My_Teenage_Self · Feb 5, 2013

Seriously, send it to me.

I make pewter things - mainly castings.

I'd make you something nice from it!

Koupe · Feb 5, 2013

Melt it and fashion some badly-proportioned scale models of iconic bikes, mounted on tacky acrylic plinths. Seems to work with Jags and Land Rovers anyway....

theproudhighway · Feb 5, 2013

My_Teenage_Self":3mgxpus7 said:
Seriously, send it to me.

I make pewter things - mainly castings.

I'd make you something nice from it!

Very cool. How do you make those?

My_Teenage_Self · Feb 5, 2013

theproudhighway":1bmqr6hi said:
Very cool. How do you make those?

Ta.

Cast with a latex mould. The hardest part is making the master.

Pewter - what to do with it?

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