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  1. Thread: Investment

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    i would link that to casting. investment or...

    i would link that to casting. investment or investing as i am taking is the substance you use to pour over wax and then burn it out once set the pour the gold into it.

    looks like plaster of paris...
  2. Thread: The gun

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    just incase anyone hesitant to click the link...

    just incase anyone hesitant to click the link being an open forum.

    http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/members/matp85-albums-gun-picture584-dscf0751.jpg
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  3. Thread: The gun

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    because i do it for him, he does the work and i...

    because i do it for him, he does the work and i catalogue it for him so in the future he will have a book of his accomplishments.

    I thought of putting it on this forum myself after i became...
  4. Thread: The gun

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    The gun

    Heres another one my boss made a few years back and has dug out the pictures from his computer.

    Its an old style duelling pistol. The bullets come out from the barrel and the barrel locks into...
  5. Thread: The Globe

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    The Globe

    Heres the globe as promised i am sitting in the workshop on me dinner and thought a would get this posted.

    Its all hand made including the stand. The globe is 9ct white sphere with 9ct yellow land...
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    "how can i believe in god when i am this good" ...

    "how can i believe in god when i am this good"

    how good can he be lol
  7. Thread: Tired....

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    sounds like a fair deal! i will take that anyday...

    sounds like a fair deal! i will take that anyday :ta:
  8. Thread: Tired....

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    hmmm sounds good might join you and pour a...

    hmmm sounds good might join you and pour a whiskey and listen to the football!
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    like most things it starts as an idea mix that...

    like most things it starts as an idea mix that with knowledge and you have a method and then away you go!
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    Sleep talking man

    read this a few days ago and had me in stitches. Its about a man who talks in his sleep and his wife records and blogs everything he says.

    Sleep Talkin' Man

    one of my personal favorites is "You...
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    we have had offers and at the moment it look like...

    we have had offers and at the moment it look like it is going up on ebay. I think my boss is wanting something in the region of £400-500. It also comes with a solid wood plinth we have just had made...
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    :O dont do it use it to make the next one better....

    :O dont do it use it to make the next one better. i have various things around my board off reminders and first attempts!

    and no its not for an order we made it because we thought it would be fun!...
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    dont do that!

    dont do that!
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    most moulding solutions or vulcanising processes...

    most moulding solutions or vulcanising processes give up to 5-10% shrinkage on the mould. In terms of scale a 1cm scale down is quite a bit. it would be easier to send it to a moulding company and...
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    you use a plastic model. tree the bits up then...

    you use a plastic model. tree the bits up then use investment cast and burn the plastic out at 1000 degrees over night and cast it in the morning. media blast the bits you want oxidise the areas you...
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    silver motorbike - enjoy!

    http://www.cooksongold.com/forum/members/matp85-albums-motorbike-picture577-1.jpg

    weighs in at 195grams its a honda cbr 1000 fireblade made in our workshop! hopefully more items like this to come!
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    to work faster i can never seem to work my hands...

    to work faster i can never seem to work my hands as fast as my brain can think!
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    dont let the vat increase worry you this is only...

    dont let the vat increase worry you this is only a 2.5 percent rise its really not that much. where i work i didnt realise the difference and neither did the customers.

    aslong as the quality and...
  19. Thread: Another hello

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    Another hello

    Christmas time over and so is my busy period over am hoping to get back on the forum and get to know everyone better.

    Hope to have a pictures of the globe we made in 9ct white with 9ct yellow land...
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    ok aint been on the forum for a loooong time but...

    ok aint been on the forum for a loooong time but since i use investment powder nearly every day with a vacuum pump and cast every week i can assure you a vacuum pump IS needed.

    As someone stated...
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    for delicate peices now some casting machines now...

    for delicate peices now some casting machines now use vacuum and positive pressure to make sure the item is fully formed. I would advise this because with other forms of casting like delft etc you...
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    make sure the joins are flush the sides are in...

    make sure the joins are flush the sides are in perfectly aligned and solder. Then filing is the important bit, this is because the the ring your filling should be the same thickeness at every angle...
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    I got in the trade because i wanted a full time...

    I got in the trade because i wanted a full time job and spotted it had 37.5 hours a week so i applied not knowing what it was until i got to the interview. I think am damn lucky for it all working...
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    although i love my job i have never owned or wore...

    although i love my job i have never owned or wore a piece of jewellery! i dont know why it just the way it is most jewellers i know aswell dont wear any its weird.
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    such a shame the forums ever growing and ever...

    such a shame the forums ever growing and ever helpful i think they will miss out more than us!
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