Hi,
This might be a slightly strange question, but does anyone have any photos of pieces that have been cast before you have cleaned them up? I.e when the casting company sends them back to you?
Thanks
Hannah
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Hi,
This might be a slightly strange question, but does anyone have any photos of pieces that have been cast before you have cleaned them up? I.e when the casting company sends them back to you?
Thanks
Hannah
No Hannah, but this is my dragon brooch as it came back from West One Castings Hatton Garden, with the wings and brooch findings soldered on and then brushed with a soapy brass brush.
So no major finishing was needed. Dennis.
Love the wee beastie Dennis. Is it expensive to get pieces cast?
Theresa
Well it was some time back, but I remember handing over a £10 note to include casting and silver.
I cast these they are straight from the water after dunking the flask to cool and break the investment out, and the finished wedding rings
They're very smart Joseph. How do you compensate for a change in size when casting?
I find when I cast a carved wax directly there is very little shrinkage I make the model between 0 to 1.5 % bigger depending on the weight of the piece and the metal,but it depends on lots of variables you just need to experiment and find a figure that works for you and the process you use , If Im making a model to be rubber moulded this is I find is where shrinkage is most noticable I will make it up to 6% bigger I only cast gold and silver but I believe you get more shrinkage with platinum.
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Josef those wedding rings look brilliant, the engraving is very crisp from the cast. Have you sharpened that up after casting or is that how it looks from the cast? Lovely stuff
Thanks Jon,thats how they are from the cast
That is so amazing Dennis!!!! How did you make it? Wax carving? Thanks so much for your help everyone, this forum has taught me soooooo much! x
Yes it was carved from wax, not an experience I enjoyed, so after attempts at a few other carving projects, I did not continue with it. The reasons were partly that as an amateur I get more satisfaction in making things entirely myself, starting with a limited stock of sheet and wire.
Also I found wax difficult to translate into ideas and the carving is slow and fiddly to correct if like me you keep making mistakes. Ultimately I enjoyed it more carving from silver directly, as in this dog whistle charm and sea horse pendant. Dennis
Wow, they look just like casting's Dennis. They must have taken forever!
I am very impressed with your skills Dennis, that is really nice work. The dog whistle pendant in particular is absolutely flawless. Can I ask what tools you used to carve the silver?
They were made from really thick sheet, first cut out with a saw and then carved with burrs.Quote:
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The sea horse started straight and the tail was curled at the end. The fins were thinner and soldered on.
In the case of the dog the carving was done in two halves right and left to have easier access to the legs. One half had the head aswell and the other had the tail. Once carved they were soldered together.
I am extremely impressed with your seahorse Dennis, especially since I JUST made my own seahorse for a pendant I am working on. My texture isn't anything nearly as interesting as this! When you say carved with burrs, is it by hand or using a pendant drill?