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Lost Wax Casting Step 6 of 9 Quenching the hot flasks

Posted on April 11, 2010 by admin

Lost wax casting, step : cooling the hot flasks in a bucket of water Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. Music: Gavotte en Rondeau for Violin Partita 3 … Continue reading →

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Lost Wax Casting Step 5 of 9 Casting the silver in the heated flasks

Posted on March 24, 2010 by admin

Lost wax casting, step 5: weighing and melting the sterling silver that is poured into the hot flasks. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. Music: Sonata in A … Continue reading →

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Lost Wax Casting Step 4 of 9 Burning out the flasks

Posted on March 21, 2010 by admin

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 4: putting the flasks in a kiln to burn out any remaining wax and heat them up to casting temperature. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings … Continue reading →

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Lost Wax Casting Step 3 of 9 Dewaxing the flasks

Posted on March 12, 2010 by admin

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 3: steaming out the wax from inside the hardened plaster investment. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. Music: Polovtsian Dances by Borodin … Continue reading →

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Lost Wax Casting Step 2 of 9 Investing the wax-filled flasks

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 2: putting the waxes inside steel flasks and covering them with high temperature plaster called investment. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. … Continue reading →

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Lost Wax Casting Step 1 of 9 Sprueing waxes

Posted on January 23, 2010 by admin

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 1: attaching waxes to a central sprue and weighing them. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. Music: Pachelbel’s Canon in D Duration … Continue reading →

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Lost Wax Casting Step 9 of 9 Finishing and Polishing

Posted on January 16, 2010 by admin

Lost wax casting, step : Grinding, buffing and polishing the finished charms. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. Music: Violin Concerto in E by Mendelssohn Duration : 0:6:36

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