I poured her this morning.
That big cylinder to the right rear is the burn-out kiln.
Here it is freshly poured. That little curl of bronze on top is all that was left over. I'm getting pretty good at estimating how much metal to melt.
One new thing I did was to break a beer bottle and put about a third of the glass in the melt. It provides a shield, but a great thing is that it collects the dirt and when I scooped the glass off all of the dirt came with it. I put about a tablespoon of borax in the center and let it sit for a minute before I skimmed. (I don't want that stuff touching my crucible.) I have never had a pour with metal this clean. I think I love glass covers.
I will break her out tomorrow. We will see. Fingers crossed.
Richard