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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NeonBlurb, post: 2281337, member: 74855&quot;]I&#039;d probably use lead free pewter.&nbsp; The pour temperature is only ~550 degrees F.&nbsp; Get an old hot plate at a garage sale and set it up outside to do your melting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rotometals and Hallmark Metals both sell lead free pewter in reasonable quantities.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tricky part is getting the dies made.&nbsp; They tend to be expensive.&nbsp; For soft metal you might be able to find some guy with a CNC mill and have him mill a simple design for you in steel.&nbsp; Then use that to strike an image on the pewter.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you end up going with brass or any other alloy containing zinc you need to be very careful about the fumes.&nbsp; People need zinc in their diet but they apparently don&#039;t need to breath it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m curious how this turns out as I have had the desire to try something similar.&nbsp; Just haven&#039;t had the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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