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Thanks guys...... now what to do next!

Sorry guys - I thought I had posted another response last week which now seems to be absent!

Anyway the main recipient was at first dumbfounded and then very pleased with his gift. So the surprise...

Thanks for the offer. I don know if you can see from my pics, but they are very small. I'll have to see what the recipient says. He may even say not to worry! I'll let you know on Monday.

Sorry, the real world intervened...

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However dissapointing I had to decide whether to send it back to recast or just go with it. The main decider was time I only had two weeks left before...

Ok job very nearly done, just one job left.......
First wax carving.

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And the result raw casting
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Yes Lucie , I am agreeing with you, casting house appears to be both the best route for quality and cost. Especially as I only want this one job completed. And Mr Bond, I'm including finishing, I...

Thanks guys, it seems I was misled and I haven't found a place with both rentable desks and kiln! Who'd have thought the London School of Jewellery doesn't after all have a kiln that can cast gold!
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I was hoping to carve, make the mould & cast the two items I want to make but having been unable to find anywhere I can do this and costed out building my own diy kiln and vacuum system from scratch...

There you go answered my question ad I was typing it!

Thanks for a great reply, it sounds a reasonable alternative depending on what you mean by 'x 12 conversion' my weight is 30 of gold! not wax.

Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

I'm curious what charges could I expect to cast two solid gold 9ct. Pendants each weighing about 30 grams. Do they provide the gold or will they let me supply it?

Thank you !
Being a novice i misunderstood what somebody else mentioned. I presume like silver i still have to 'pickle' the resulting cast gold - yes?

I've found a place in the city that rents...

Bump! Bump!

Killers; I do get about but you're right Aberdeen is a little too far! After all it's north of Watford!

Which you??????

Killers....
Interesting but where are you based?

Also I have a question is there any problems melting/pouring gold from a kiln that has been used or is simultaneously melting silver?

Thanks.

Caroleallen Ah..... so I'm not the only one to not have a kiln.
Thanks for the reply.

Hello everybody!
I know it's a bit cheeky but I want to make two identical gold castings. I can't afford to buy all the equipment for a one off use. Go to a jeweller yes I know but I want make this...