I bent a wire into loops and twisted the ends around to rest against the mold. The bottom of these loops will rest below the high water line of the melted pewter and will hopefully be held in place as the pewter solidifies.
I snagged some pewter knicknacks from my cousin's house. They may be a higher quality alloy since they have an actual hallmark on the bottom.
This is gathering almost everything together before heading outside to melt. Missing are a cookie sheet and wire rack I made out of hardware cloth.
I have the cookie sheet here to diffuse the radiant heat from the burners and the wire rack I made to lift the rubber molds off the cookie sheet. I want them to be heated evenly, like an oven would.
