I have finally be able to finish the mould for my wax buckles and links, this will allow me to make large numbers of waxes for next time Sui and Owen fire up their portable period furnace. The buckles are … Continue reading
As I’m currently on holidays I thought I would finally get back into casting. I have had some difficulty with the latest silicon RTV that I purchased and am contemplating finding out if I can send it back and trade … Continue reading
Whilst the Australian drought may have finished last year, the pewter drought, or I should elaborate by calling it the Grimsson Pewter drought has continued for quite some time. Due to lack of interest brought on by a continued failure … Continue reading
With my latest batch of Commissioned Tokens I stupidly added a feature that was not meant to be there. This was rather annoying and very embarrassing. Luckily with pewter being so soft it is such a simple thing to fix. … Continue reading
I have been very slack with my pewter work over the last 6-8 months and as such I have gotten a little behind. In order to attempt to get back on track I’m publishing the list of pending jobs in … Continue reading
…’Cause it really is not the actual casting bit. I’m finding the actual casting of these current tokens very frustrating. I would really like to know from other casters out there what the failure rate on your casts are, cause … Continue reading
Well… As it has been pointed out to me plaster can’t seem to cop the heat needed to be casting more than about 20 tokens. I’m sure that the size of the tokens and the size of the button required … Continue reading
Over the last week I have been scrambling to get a mould made that was a little beyond my carving skill. The design provided was within my skill level, however the request was for a double sided token with wording … Continue reading
The token I was having so much difficulty with. As you can see the technique I described below doesn’t completely stop the artefacts, however to completely get rid of those I need to control the temperatures and humidity a lot … Continue reading
Recently I had some difficulty in pouring a one sided two-piece soapstone mould that I had carved because I had forgotten some of the “best practices” rules I have been slowly working out over the last few years. These best … Continue reading