Materials you will need: burlap, cardstock, ruler, X-Acto knife, computer, inkjet printer. 1  Measure out your piece of burlap to 8.5 by 11. Use the X-Acto knife to cut it. 2  Repeat with the card stock. 3  Use the masking tape to affix the burlap to the card stock. 4  Make sure your printer settings are set to Heavy Duty.
Ideally, concrete should be poured when the air temperature is between 50 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold temperatures slow the concrete-setting process, and when temperatures dip below freezing, the delay allows the water in the mix to freeze before the concrete hardens.
Aluminium will melt at around the higher end of the 600 degC. bracket, but if you try to pour it at that temp. you'll fail! A good pouring temp. for aluminium is around 740 degC. but if your casting has very thin sections you will probably need to be much higher than this.