Casting

If you are experiencing rough surfaces, discolored metal or no-fills, the problem may be in the burnout. When casting, the...

In this presentation I attempted to provide you with information on platinum alloys to help you make an informed decision...

Here's something to aim for: a well laid-out, orderly workshop, well-lit by multiple non glare light sources, well-maintained equipment, electrically...

Casting of silver can be fairly easy and these notes are the results of my experience through trial and error...

Sand casting is used extensively for large-scale casting, such as engine blocks, and the grates that one sees around trees...

There is a major difference between durability and scratch resistance. Platinum is very durable. When scratched, the scratch actually displaces...

The casting investment process enjoys wide popularity in the production of commercial and one-of-a-kind art metal objects. However, production practice...

Platinum casting is different from gold or silver casting, and insufficient preparation and understanding of the process can still lead...

Joining is a very important production technique in the field of jewelry production. Therefore it is useful to know, what...

True damascus steel is made by a casting process utilizing very high carbon steel. The material is held at or...

Titanium and the other refractory metals other the metalsmith a new range of exotic colors - colors that are beautiful...

Clean, fresh investment, water and investment at room temperature, de-ionized or distilled water or water that has been sitting overnight....

Sterling silver alloys typically contain about 7.5 percent copper, an addition that not only provides strength to the otherwise pure...

Making silver wire

Mold cutting sounds simple enough: Using a sharp knife and a simple tool, such as a can opener or a...

Editors Note: This article is excerpted from “A New Method for Preparing 3D Acrylic Photopolymer Patterns for Investment Casting,” a...

In 1965, while visiting near Kumasi in Ghana, Max Frohlich first saw the process of Ashante casting. At the time...

As in all manufacturing processes, evaluations and systematic process controls must be applied to platinum casting. As a caster you...

Invented by Victor Joyner, a Chicagobased manufacturing jeweler, patented High Definition (HD) Patterns are made of a light-curing polymer material...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

This page offers a list of some useful North American Sources for Equipment, Materials, information, etc that would be very...

There are two brands of metal clay available today; Precious Metal Clay and Art Clay Silver. There are a lot...

The casting department at Stuller Inc. in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been experimenting with casting photopolymer models, and it has found...

Sand casting is among the oldest techniques of duplicating items of jewelry. It is simple in terms of equipment, but...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Platinum casting with gemstones in place has been the latest development before the end of the second millennium. It has...

Filmed at Kraftwerks from PM West, Robert Lumabao demonstrates a unique system of flask-less platinum casting. Narrator Daniel Ballard, takes...

Workshops now have to incorporate a lot of technology, ranging from lost wax casting through to modern working processes within...

Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin presents Kate Wolf, owner of Wolf Tools, as she uses the Wolf Trimmer to...

Ossa-Sepia casting is a ‘lost form of casting’ as the moulds can only be used one time. This makes each...

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The expressions which have come to identify the pre- and post-World War II generations - Me decade, suburban frontiersmen, spoiled...

William Underhill came to bronze pots just as his teacher at the University of California at Berkeley Peter Voulkos was...

Shawna Kulpa takes a look into the assaying methods refiners use to determine the value of a lot. This article...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

This video offers insight into the platinum casting process through five Platinum casting examples: two torch based casting and three...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

In this installment we present a mold cutting technique called a spiral cut, which is designed to facilitate the successful...

In this demonstration, a wax model is shown, and will be hollowed out from behind. A strong light is mounted...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Casting shibuichi in the traditional japanese way on canvas in water.

Accurately laying out an oval or marquis stone in wax can be tricky business. We learned this foolproof method for...

In this video, Nicholas of Holts Academy of Jewellery shows you how to carve a cuttlebone for a stone setting....

When there is no other way to solve the problem , it needs a sacrifice ...

Small scale centrifugal casting of jewelry

Lost wax casting, step : cooling the hot flasks in a bucket of water Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the...

Mold cutting Akron RTV-RP clear silicone. Cylinder mold was cured in a round film canister which saves about 1/2 the...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 1: attaching waxes to a central sprue and weighing them. Feathered Gems Jewelry has...

If you have never manufactured with platinum and you think that you are ready, if you manufacture with platinum, but...

Video showing how the casting process is made.

preparing the bone and casting a ring

“Never! It would be great but much too complicated – and much too expensive”. This would be the typical answer...

Lost wax casting, step : Grinding, buffing and polishing the finished charms. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process...

Lost wax casting, step : cleaning the freshly cast silver charms. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of...

Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin presents Kate Wolf, owner of Wolf Tools, as she demonstrates how to more quickly...

Making of a custom 10 y gold Versace link necklace, polishing and finished piece,,thanks blingbling.ca

Ancient jewelry making technique using cuttlebone molds - Artisan jeweller, Eftihios Tsivourakis, demonstrates the ancient technique of mould-making using cuttlefish...

Lost wax casting, step 8: cutting the now clean silver charms off of the sprue trees. Feathered Gems Jewelry has...

A perfect wax model starts with a perfectly cut wax blank. With the Matt Miter Box (Matter Box) you can...

Combining the Matt Mini-Lathe and Matt Gun techniques to create a two-color casting.

La scuola professionale "Perseo": l'unico in Italia per la gioielleria, dove i proprietari sono tutti artigiani-artisti. Nato a Firenze nel...

Gold Casting Machine, Silver Casting machine,wax injector, die press, vulcanising press, wax, rubber, investment mixer, burn out furnace, jewellery casting...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 4: putting the flasks in a kiln to burn out any remaining wax and...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Tools for making natural rubber molds.

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Flat cut silicone mold using Castaldo VLT rubber.

making a rotory file from a lighter flint wheel.

This video documents the making of a silver necklace inspired by Mozart's "The Magic Flute". The green and purple material...

Lost wax casting, step 5: weighing and melting the sterling silver that is poured into the hot flasks. Feathered Gems...

A helpfull tip you can put together with a clamp from hardware store.

the making of a custom necklace

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Casting and finishing the fairy

The making of a custom necklace, artcam , modelmaster , casting, burn out , polishing,

the building of a custom 10 k yellow gold necklace, artcam jewelsmith, and modelmaster cnc

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 3: steaming out the wax from inside the hardened plaster investment. Feathered Gems Jewelry...

the casting polishing assembly of the 10 k yellow Versace custom necklace

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 2: putting the waxes inside steel flasks and covering them with high temperature plaster...

Casting and fabrication of 14k gold ring for Tanzanite.

First video of wax work

The building of a custom 10 k. yellow gold necklace,, artcam jewelsmith, modelmaster cnc, casting , burnout and stuff like...