Wood Casting

[Blaisey]

Thanks guys.

 

Im still in the very early stage of experimenting with this idea. The ali was poured from the back of this piece, it was laying on a bed of sand but open at the back so of corse it caught fire straight away. It wasn't the right sort of Ali but it was all I had lying around. It was extruded Ali and you really need cast Ali as it flows better also it was too hot and Liquid for too long. It was really to test the furnace and bake the crucible. I will be doing more and I will post videos to my Youtube channel and website and here.

 

It is solid in there due to the shape on the back of the wood but fair point. The next time I will fully encase the wood in a sand casting box possibly with lost foam not sure yet.

 

Regarding what I'm making at the moment is pretty limited as building a workshop, kiln and shop at my Yard.

 

The furnace goes very high so hope to do brass and bronze soon and cast my own table legs!

 

Thanks again for the positive comments.

[Chris Scott]

Like it, I do alot of filling in with resin, never considered using metal. I'd have reservations about using Pewter due to the lead content depending on the final purpose of the item, but some kind of lead free solder could be effective if its not prohibitive cost wise.

 

Let me know when your having a yard day, I need to pay you a visit!

[Macpherson]

Hi, looks good, another material that may be worth trying could be pot metal with a melting point of 419 c, plentiful and free if you melt down old carburetors etc.....cheers.

[se7enthdevil]

Like it, I do alot of filling in with resin, never considered using metal. I'd have reservations about using Pewter due to the lead content depending on the final purpose of the item, but some kind of lead free solder could be effective if its not prohibitive cost wise.

 

Let me know when your having a yard day, I need to pay you a visit!

 

 

 

only cheap crap pewter contains lead...

 

 

true pewter should be mostly Tin with the remainder being Copper, Antimony and Bismuth.

[Blaisey]

Taken me ages to get more done but seem to making progress with the 3,4th tests. I really like the Ash with the grain horizontal. cheers

[se7enthdevil]

Taken me ages to get more done but seem to making progress with the 3,4th tests. I really like the Ash with the grain horizontal. cheers

 

i'm loving the charred outline on the trees, it makes it look like bark...

 

 

 

do you think you'd be up for doing some lead casting for me?

[mickdundee]

Taken me ages to get more done but seem to making progress with the 3,4th tests. I really like the Ash with the grain horizontal. cheers

 

 

 

These look great. I can imagine they'd do well if you're into craft fairs

 

 

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[Chris Scott]

Looking good Blaise

[Lazurus]

oh dear, how embarrassing.

 

i knew something wasn't quite right about that but when spell check didn't come up i did nothing about it. not a word i've really used before.

 

blaisey, try pewter not putah.

 

aluminium melts at 660c and pewter only 230c.

 

 

 

You should move to Norfolk Steve, sounds like you have the lingual abilities.

[Lazurus]

I rote this on a putah!!!!!