04-20-2008, 05:40 PM
Quote:Vortigern remember to close the clay around the shaft leaving a small area with a little funnel to pour down and if the clay is damp beware spitting
Thanks for the tips Tony. I did not manage to do that funnel, so there will have to be some chipping at lead..
Spitting there was plenty of, but I managed to avoid most by pooring gently.
Below are my results for a sunny afternoon:
My contraption: a bucket full of clay from the Limes. I managed to 'kidnap' some nice sticky clay from a building site this morning. lol:
I'm using a small aluminium pan to smelt the lead, not very stable though - I should get something larger I guess.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)