Rod Test Again

 yea, thats why I recommend using the rod trick, you preheat a steel rod like 1/4" or 3/8" steel bar in the furnace exhaust, then stick it in the metal to see if everything has melted by poking the melt gently, and if it balls up on the rod, then it's too cold, if it wets to it, then it's perfect pouring temp, and if the tool repels the metal like a magnet, then it's too hot, but it's hard to get it that hot without vaporizing it really

[8:57 AM]

yea, looking at the pic, you can defenitely tell that it was poured way too cold

[8:58 AM]

it flowed in like hot taffy almost, just folding in on itself and freezing as it folded

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