Thursday, December 8, 2016

Four Methods On Doing Lost Wax Casting Jewelry

By Stephen West


Lost wax casting is one process in which a sculpture of the duplicate metal will be casted from its original sculpture. Some of the commonly used materials for this include bronze, brass, gold, or silver. Depending upon the sculptors skills, the achievement of intricate works can be done with this method. Nowadays, this process have been made already with different foundries. Also, the steps being used have fair standards, specifically the sculptures of bronze.

A process which involves the creation of jewelry pieces is referred as jewelry casting. The process includes pouring the liquid metal alloys into the molding. Ever since, the technique is being used already and also until now, craftsmen and home crafters have been utilizing this for originally made jewelry pieces. When deciding to create one, follow these easy steps for a lost wax casting jewelry.

Crafting the molding. Start on carving hard modeling wax pieces which are based on your desired shape. One suggestion in this method is creating only a very simple piece. Do not start on the complex if you are still a beginner. When making your model, commonly used tools would include Dremel and precision knife. Attach 3 to 4 sprues because these will provide the waxes channel for it to melt out.

Attach the molding to the base of sprue. This can be done by using an amount of melted rubber. The process will be allowing the top of wax to be melted at the bottom of base. And after, leave it for some amount of time. A flask will then be placed on the top of a sprue base. When doing this, make sure to leave a distance of about a quarter inch between the model and flask wall.

Investing your molding. Make sure that the wax model stand is secured to the bottom of a casting flask using an amount of melted wax. Be sure to pop up the model to the flask. With this method, your product will now be ready for the casting process. Mix the dry ingredients in water. Follow carefully the instructions being provided in your purchased mold investment.

Place your mold investment inside a vacuum chamber in order for the air bubbles to be removed. If there is no vacuum sealer, you can just leave it for awhile like for ten to twenty minutes. Having air bubbles may result to having holes. When the mold is dry already, place the flask in kiln having 600 degrees Celsius. Then after, remove it then check for some obstructions in the bottom of your mold.

Casting the jewelry. The metal of your choice will then be placed to a pouring crucible then it will be melted in foundry. The time and as well as the temperature depend on what kind of metals being used. After the metal is poured into the molding, use the centrifugal machine to cast it. These machines are commonly used by professional makers.

The metal must be set first for cooling, typically between 5 to 10 minutes. After, slowly dunk this into the cold water. The type of melted metal can also affect the time. The mold will be tapped gently by the use of hammer for breaking some excess plaster.

Finish your jewelry. Get an angle grinder in cutting lines from the sprues. Hand held grinders are recommended for use than angle grinders since these are more strong. In the firing process, the metal may surely be dingy and dirty. So use some specific washers of metals.




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