Faltering steps into casting...

[Vos]

Hi all, after a bit of a lull due to health, got back to the bench recently and had chance to play with my new delft clay.

After a couple of failed castings due to lack of flow I widened the pouring throat and more importantly made much larger air vents. I also moved the sprue button(?) to the centre of the casting and cut channels out to shank. This resulted in a very successful cast. There are couple of very tiny pits that were too deep to polish out, but for first practice very happy.

It was also my first try at carving a ring from wax, so rather than go for a complex design I experimented with freeform texture. Aimed at a kind of stone/nugget type texture, mainly to see how accurately the casting would reproduce. I have to say the result has got me quite excited to try new things. Now I just need more silver to smelt


Here's a few pics, hope to post up some more adventurous offerings soon!


Cheers

Vos

[Hans Meevis]

Nice job indeed!

[enigma]

Very nice!
You know you can always solder the pits/air bubbles if they won't polish out

[josef1]

Good job looks like you have got the hang of it

[Vos]

Thanks all.

And thanks Enigma for the soldering tip, I did wonder if that was possible. As for this particular ring I think I might tweak the the wax original, if I do then it will go back in the melting pot (see - lack of silver) and get re-cast.


PS, I trust I'm ok posting these 'first steps' in show and tell?

[enigma]

Yes I just use some hard solder strip if I have any little pits in mine
Casting is great for using up your scrap silver and making items for free

I think its a great show and tell.

[Nick martin]

That looks great Vos, and good result. Excuse my ignorance but what's the design on the head of the ring?

Nick


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