Making a new hand stamped necklace. Part 3. Casting.
First thing I need to do is make a wax tree. This will allow me to make a mold of the design.
Next the tree is then put into a flask and taped up so I can mix and pour investment around it.
The investment is mixed and then vacuumed to remove the air bubbles in it. Then it is poured into the flask and vacuumed again to make sure there are no air bubbles around the wax piece.
I was casting something else at the time that is why there are two flasks in this picture.
After the investment has cured it is placed into an oven to go through a burnout cycle that will totally eliminate the wax from the flask therefore creating a mold to pour in the molten silver.
At approximately 1735 degrees Fahrenheit the argentium sterling silver casting grain is poured into the mold which has been placed into a vacuum chamber to ensure the molten metal fills the mold.
The flask is then quenched and the new piece is removed and cleaned.
The next step: Cleaning and adding the final touches before making a rubber mold.
Next the tree is then put into a flask and taped up so I can mix and pour investment around it.
The investment is mixed and then vacuumed to remove the air bubbles in it. Then it is poured into the flask and vacuumed again to make sure there are no air bubbles around the wax piece.
I was casting something else at the time that is why there are two flasks in this picture.
After the investment has cured it is placed into an oven to go through a burnout cycle that will totally eliminate the wax from the flask therefore creating a mold to pour in the molten silver.
At approximately 1735 degrees Fahrenheit the argentium sterling silver casting grain is poured into the mold which has been placed into a vacuum chamber to ensure the molten metal fills the mold.
The flask is then quenched and the new piece is removed and cleaned.
The next step: Cleaning and adding the final touches before making a rubber mold.
Posted by Joseph Allen at 11/23/2009 4:51 PM 
Categories: Hand stamped jewelry process
Tags: casted hand stamped jewelry hand stamped necklace personalized hand stamped jewelry argentium making jewelry making hand stamped jewelry
Categories: Hand stamped jewelry process
Tags: casted hand stamped jewelry hand stamped necklace personalized hand stamped jewelry argentium making jewelry making hand stamped jewelry
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