Pot metal the caster adds other metals to the mix to strengthen the cast part, improve flow of the molten metal, or to reduce cost. With a low melting point of 419 °C (786 °F), zinc is often alloyed with other metals including lead, tin, aluminium, and copper. Pot metal is generally used for parts that are not subject to high stresses or torque. Items created from pot metal include toys, furniture fittings, tool parts, electronics components, automotive parts, inexpensive jewelry and improvised weaponry. It is also used in inexpensive electric guitars and other budget priced musical instruments. Pot metal Pot metal
Private Parts & Pieces VII: Slow Waves, Soft Stars Private Parts & Pieces VII: Slow Waves, Soft Stars Private Parts & Pieces VII: Slow Waves, Soft Stars is the twelfth studio album by English multi-instrumentalist and composer Anthony Phillips. It was released in August 1987 in the United States by Audion Recording as the seventh instalment in his "Private Parts & Pieces" album series. The album sees Phillips explore ambient and new-age music with synthesisers and guitars. Following the release of his previous album, "", in 1986, Phillips found himself in a situation where he was "plodding along doing the same kind of things" until a lack of commissions