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thanks ps bond

intresting concept

thank you all for your reply,s

being an engineer I wish to make my own machine ,out of an old pressure cooker and a vacuum pump,

just waiting for the right pump to come up ,

I talked with...

Hi all hope you all had a good crimbo

now I want to get into investment casting. but it seems i need a vacuum device is this really necessary ? could I just pour the silver into the loss wax...

pipe cutters cut pipe in a siluar way but snips easyer

hi thanks for comments

I have the advantage to be able to shape the stone to fit the PMC mounts so srinkage not such a problem a lot off my bits seem to turn out how they turn out

thanks for...

hi all my first attempt PMC jade hybrid, the enameling did not turn out right seemed to re oxidize the PMC @ the higher temp so ground off and placed an abalone disc I love the natural iridescence of...

hi ho

you could try holding a strong magnet and stroking the magnetic part of the clasp in a single direction, it may re polarize the iron particles

vini

I have the same book ,I was thinking of drawing on graph paper then gluing to piece of wood then hammering pins into the points and cutting the heads off the panel pins working the wire round the...

no linda not greek but spent 4 month there in the early 80s out on the islands had a great time

it came with white shoe,s and matching hand bag :hohoho:

hi all ferris

file o wax on cousins uk website, they state that it burns out cleanly so I have taken a punt and purchased some they have sheets and a wire selection box, imagine you melt some to...

yes rusty but hang fire, its a kind of rolf harris can ya tell what it is yet, but will take pics in case it turns into a glass blob lol

hi ya I,m a dual national technically a pomwi lived on the west coast for 15yr
both my older sprogs at varcity in nz, how ya finding london, dark this time of year

Hurrah :)
pmc worked ok
was a bit disappointed, when it came out grey but a quick whizz with a rotary wire brush sorted that,

now for the enameling I read I need to re fire @ 890c now I am...

yes jason good for pattern making, think I will have to go with the silicone mould stage and make wax blank found some suitable waxes for all stages, missed out on a jeweler's wax injection machine
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thanks ben and jason Hmmm hot stone? hot wax ,hot tools nephrite jade is akin to asbestos i,ll cook abit and see
ta muchly guys experimenting all part of the fun Mr bonds link seems Ideal but...

thanks Mr Bond

seems a bit money penny:) wonder what light spectrum triggers setting but its the kind of thing I am looking for thanks . perhaps heated up caring wax may work , I want to push the...

thanks for replies

I wish to cast one off bespoke mounts around irregular stones now, I could model it in Plasticine or the like then make a silicone mould of it .then cast the wax blank attach...

hi all
anyone know of a wax or polymer that one can mould and emboss that sets to form a lost wax free form negative

vini

hi guys found some cones that will do the job
will let you know how they work

vini

hello Scott welcome new here too :xmaswelcome:

thanks Di & Pete I flicked an email off to Essex kilns who took over catterson & smith to see if they have them , ran it on test @600c and it held no prob then took it up to 900c but think I need to...

thanks all for your warm welcome

see ya around

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hi all new to site and smiting posted some of my work on newbie intro

I wonder if anyone can help :~:

just brought a catterson smith muffle kiln it seems to work ok and got it for a good...

hi ya

I have some pmc to start with but would like to get into lost wax I was an engineer for 30 yrs so metals my thing, but molton metal is new to me, so may post down on the smithy page . nice...