Re: Copper Casting In America (Trevelyan)

From: Tom McDonald (tmcdonald2672_at_charter.net)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:04:50 -0500

Yuri Kuchinsky wrote:

> Gary Coffman wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 05:48:01 GMT, Seppo Renfors <Renfors@not.com.au>
>>wrote:
>
>
>>>Isn't it just possible that you focus too strongly on perfect casting
>>>- the imperfections resulting from casting may not have been a real
>>>big deal to the ancient people.
>>
>>But the imperfections due to casting pure copper *would* produce the
>>characteristic porosity which is *not* seen in any of the pieces other
>>than R666. As I have remarked in other posts, it is possible that this
>>single sample may have been melted due to a cause other than
>>deliberate casting,
>
>
> Not everything that is possible is probable.
>
> Wishing won't make it so.

Yuri,

        Exactly. So why are you clinging to your wishful thinking,
instead of researching the issue?

Tom McDonald

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