Love Casting » lost wax casting http://www.shotatlovecasting.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:53:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Lost Wax Casting Step 6 of 9 Quenching the hot flasks http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-6-of-9-quenching-the-hot-flasks/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-6-of-9-quenching-the-hot-flasks/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:33:35 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-6-of-9-quenching-the-hot-flasks Continue reading →]]> 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 by Bach

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-6-of-9-quenching-the-hot-flasks/feed/ 2 Lost Wax Casting http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:29:16 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting Lost-Wax Bronze Casting. Wax sculptures are “burned out” of the silica sand shell mold which was formed over the wax. The remaining empty shells are filled with 2300 degree molten bronze.

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting/feed/ 2 Lost Wax Casting Step 5 of 9 Casting the silver in the heated flasks http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-5-of-9-casting-the-silver-in-the-heated-flasks/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-5-of-9-casting-the-silver-in-the-heated-flasks/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:22:20 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-5-of-9-casting-the-silver-in-the-heated-flasks Continue reading →]]> 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 minor by Scarlatti

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-5-of-9-casting-the-silver-in-the-heated-flasks/feed/ 2 Lost Wax Casting Step 4 of 9 Burning out the flasks http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-4-of-9-burning-out-the-flasks/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-4-of-9-burning-out-the-flasks/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:43:12 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-4-of-9-burning-out-the-flasks Continue reading →]]> 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 Braille Books for Children.
Music: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No. 2 Bergamasca by Respighi/ Dies Irae by Mozart

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-4-of-9-burning-out-the-flasks/feed/ 0 Lost Wax Casting Step 3 of 9 Dewaxing the flasks http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-3-of-9-dewaxing-the-flasks/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-3-of-9-dewaxing-the-flasks/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:32:16 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-3-of-9-dewaxing-the-flasks Continue reading →]]> 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

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-3-of-9-dewaxing-the-flasks/feed/ 5 Bronze Casting at Fire Arts Inc. http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-at-fire-arts-inc/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-at-fire-arts-inc/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:27:16 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-at-fire-arts-inc Continue reading →]]> This is the 9th investment that has been poured for a commission I have been working on for the past year. It is a 3/4 life sized sculpture of a cougar that will be installed in the atrium of New Prairie Middle School in New Carlisle, IN.

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-at-fire-arts-inc/feed/ 5 Bronze casting with small lift out crucible sml.m4v http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-with-small-lift-out-crucible-sml-m4v/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-with-small-lift-out-crucible-sml-m4v/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:43:28 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-with-small-lift-out-crucible-sml-m4v Continue reading →]]> A short video clip of bronze being poured from a small lift out crucible as part of a bronze casting demonstration course. Short training Courses in sculpture and ceramic shell bronze casting are run at the A4A Art for Architecture studio foundry, in Scotland.

Visit http://www.bronzecasting.org.uk for more details about bronze casting

and the A4A Art for Architecture site at

http://www.a4a.com

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/bronze-casting/bronze-casting-with-small-lift-out-crucible-sml-m4v/feed/ 0 Investment Casting Video – Milwaukee Precision Castings http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/investment-casting/investment-casting-video-milwaukee-precision-castings/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/investment-casting/investment-casting-video-milwaukee-precision-castings/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:36:35 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/investment-casting/investment-casting-video-milwaukee-precision-castings Continue reading →]]> Milwaukee Precision Casting is an investment casting foundry that can cast a large variety of alloys in our investment casting process, giving you a wide array of material options. Milwaukee Precision Casting Inc. can save you time and money.

If you would like more info please contact us.

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phone – 414-483-7111
fax – 414-483-7192

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53207

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/investment-casting/investment-casting-video-milwaukee-precision-castings/feed/ 2 Lost Wax Casting Step 2 of 9 Investing the wax-filled flasks http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-2-of-9-investing-the-wax-filled-flasks/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-2-of-9-investing-the-wax-filled-flasks/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:28:37 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-2-of-9-investing-the-wax-filled-flasks Continue reading →]]> 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.
Music: Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D minor

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]]> http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-2-of-9-investing-the-wax-filled-flasks/feed/ 5 Lost Wax Casting Step 1 of 9 Sprueing waxes http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-1-of-9-sprueing-waxes/ http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-1-of-9-sprueing-waxes/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:30:25 +0000 admin http://www.shotatlovecasting.com/lost-wax-casting/lost-wax-casting-step-1-of-9-sprueing-waxes Continue reading →]]> 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

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