hey man im also very glad to hear from you again it has been a long while. we definatley need more members (i know these forums arent weak but every person helps), i wish you the best and hope to god ur back up and kicking asap. i am doing casting in my jewlery class in high school. i have an imense amount of time and am proably going to borrow the equipment over the summer(my dad is the jewlery teacher, and sculpture, yes im in my dads class) but uhh i plan on also casting a block so consult with me and maybe ill make u a pot metal proto-type if it is going to be a while before u can work on it...