FAQs
Miscellaneous
- What is pewter?
- Does pewter contain lead?
- Is pewter safe to use with food?
- At what temperature does pewter melt?
- What is “Mexican pewter”?
- What is “German silver?”
- What is “nickel silver?”
- How do I calculate the weight of a piece of pewter?
- I buy pewter sheet by the piece, yet it is priced by the pound. Why?
- How I determine the proper size disc for my application?
- Where can I get information on the properties of various materials?
- Where can I obtain specifications for Pewter?
- Where can I get metal assayed or analyzed?
Capabilities
- What is your maximum sheet size?
- What is your standard sheet size?
- Do you make tin sheet?
- How can I cut pewter sheet?
- Can pewter be cut using a water jet?
- What is a good temperature to pour pewter?
- Can I use pewter sheet scrap as feedstock for casting?
- Can pewter be glued to other materials?
- Do you supply pewter sheet in coil?
- Do you sell ingots?
- Can pewter be embossed?
- Where can I get some pieces cast?
- Where can I get some pieces spun?
- What sizes of pewter sheet do you stock?
- Where can I buy small quantities of pewter sheet stock?
- Do you sell pewter wire?
- Do you produce any Zinc containing alloys?
- Is pewter available in powder form?
Process
- What tools do I need to solder pewter?
- How can I learn how to spin pewter?
- How can I clean up dross from my casting metal?
- Can Pewter be welded?
- What fluxes are suitable for preparing the surface of pewter sheet for soldering?
- What solders are suitable for pewter sheet?
- Where can I buy tools for spinning?
- Can Pewter be etched?
- Are there coatings available to maintain my pewter’s finish?
- Won’t pewter countertops scratch?
- Can pewter be colored or made to look old?
- How can I achieve a satin finish?
- How do I polish pewter?
- Does pewter tarnish?
Services
- How do I return my scrap to you?
- What will you pay for my scrap?
- Where can I get my pewter piece repaired?
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