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Modeling with Clay & Wax with Latex Molds Background & Tools |
Melting Metal
(Foundry) Using Insulating Castable Refractory Bucket Foundry Lead Melting Sandbox Tools Melting Temperatures for Casting Basic Steps of Foundry |
Cast Goblet Stems & Optic Molds (Foundry) Casting a Goblet Stem & Foot MIXING INVESTMENT LATEX MOLDS PLASTER MOLDS HEAD MOLD Hand & Foot Goblet Large Goblet Projects Spruing and Venting Step By Step |
Neck Molds & Cast Stamps (Foundry) Casting Investment Cutting Tubing Cast Dog Head Positive Cast Stamps-Negative Ring molds Zipper Stamp Glass Cutting Tappers |
| Metal
Stems (Blowing Glass into Metal) Wire Rope Goblet Stuff Special Punties Techniques |
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Hammering (Forging) Basic Forging Stuff Forging Sources |
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| Fire Hole Crucible holding Metal Melting |
Burner Building Tool Making |
Crucible Making | Clay
& Glass Clay Center Polymer Clay Making a polymer clay car |
| Welding, Soldering, Brazing Torch Arc Wire First Project Preparation Stainless |
Repousse, Chasing & Art Sheet Metal Working REPOUSSE CHASING SINKING RAISING COMMERCIAL INK JET TRANSFER |
Sheet Metal Work WHAT TO MAKE MATERIALS DESIGNING TOOLS BENDING SIMPLE BRAKE |
3 Piece Mold (log
mold) Introduction Log Mold Bottle Mold Molds - Wood & Metal (including pasting cast iron) |
| Pouring temperature of casting alloys | Foundry 101 - Metal Casting
a neat AL & BR Site |
Lost Wax Casting : anvilfire iForge Demo |
Ooomingmak.com - OOOMINGMAK Foundry & Glass Studio Glass blown into cast shapes. |
| Metal Casting with Foam | Melting Copper & Cu Alloys | Bronze Making - Old style | BackyardMetalcasting.com - Lionel's Lab |
| Very nice steel/iron casting sequence on small scale in good site anyway | Good brief video of process for large work http://www.horsesculpture.net/studio.html |
| Alloy/Material | Melting Temp (F) | Ratio of Metal:Wax (Wt) | Flask Temp (F) |
| Fine (Pure) Silver s | 1761 | 10.5:1 | 800 |
| Yellow Gold 18K s | 1700 | 16:1 | 900 |
| Gold (Pure) s | 1945 | ||
| Brass b | 1652 (melt) 2150 (pouring) | ||
| Beryllium Copper s | 1800 | 8:1 | 800 |
| Platinum s | 3224 | 22:1 | 1600 |
| Aluminum s | 1200 | 2.7:1 | 400 |
| Silicon Bronze s | 1850 | 9:1 | 900 |
| Pewter s | 585 | 8:1 | Ambient |
| Casting temperature should be 100 to 150F above melting temp. (Src: s=Swest Catalog, back cover, b Budget Casting) | |||