Full Investment Casting Process For Jewelry

I was able to finally have some success with the whole process even though is comes with its own challenges. In this video I go through everything from cleaning the prints to casting and cover as much of the process in between. This is my first somewhat successful cast and I cant wait to start the next one! Let me know if you have any questions and ill do the best I can to help!
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[@armarmo964]

Great video, great success, I also do vacuum casting and you must release the vacuum pump pressure first then turn off the vacuum switch so you do not damage your vacuum pump, I have heard this by many people in the industry, it only takes a second for the molten metal to fill the cavity, you don’t need to what more then 5seconds to release the vacuum pressure. Good luck 👍

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Thank you so much! Someone told me to leave the vacuum on until it's not glowing anymore. I'll add that to the things I'll try next run.

[@austinschultz7698]

I do vacuum casting too, just wanted to say sometimes pitting can actually come from the investment drying out for too long before putting it in the burnout kiln; if it dries too much, the surface finish inside gets a little dusty. My rule of thumb is usually not to let the investment sit out longer than 6-8 hours after it dries, but ideally you'd want to put it in the kiln shortly after it's dry enough to take off the tape, which is usually a little over an hour after pouring for me. Hope this helps, great video!

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful! I had no idea that could happen. It sat until the next day so that could definitely be it. I'll make sure to not let it sit longer than 2 hours before it goes directly into the burnout oven.

[@Brightwonder]

dude pulled it off

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Wait until you see what's coming next!

[@kyokushin2229]

Looks like the metal used might have been too hot, but also siraya tech castable resin can react with the investment and cause something similar, it happened when i used it. I recommend switching to bluecast x one it is alot better and probably the best castable resin

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Alright thank you! I am going to play around with temps until I get better results. I will end up trying that resin next, so many people have suggested it. Did you ever get it to cast good?

[@kyokushin2229]

@@MrBeardedJeweleryes i rarely get any bad results now, i casted myself a bracelet in gold that looks flawless, before sanding and polishing it looked just like the print you could even see the tiny print layers

[@PatrickHoodDaniel]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing and the time you put into the video.

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Thank you! I absolutely love doing it! I try to share as much as I possibly can!

[@Webnicity]

What you're doing is great. I'm retired and just starting to setup a small shop for making jewelry. May I recommend that you include Amazon affiliate links of the products you use so that you have an additional source of income to help with your expenditures.

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Thank you so much! I used to have one. I have to re-enable the affiliate account. It wasn't getting enough clicks so Amazon disabled it.

[@Webnicity]

I'll send you a link on what I'm buying next from Amazon. Won't be until my next deposit (beginning of next month) so you'll have time to set that up. I wish you all the best.

[@silmviburlane6411]

YES!! Well done, can't wait to get there myself this summer at some point

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Thank you! There are some groups on Facebook if you ever need any help. They are loaded with amazing people!

[@dziorgas]

What kind of investment powder do you use? Not all powders play nice with resins.

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

I use prestige pro, people say that it works well with resins.I chose this because I intend on casting some gold as well.

[@MysteryCouple-u5g]

Hi just curious what size pump your using I have the same casting unit but didn’t notice it didn’t come with the pump thanks

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

I have a 3.6cfm pump. I already had one so I'm not sure what is required for the unit. It does work though.

[@MysteryCouple-u5g]

@@MrBeardedJewelerthanks for the reply keep you the great work

[@meanmugg]

Did you get the vacuum gauge to go back to normal??

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

Yes after turning the valve to another position, it released the pressure from the system. I learned that you're supposed to turn off the vacuum pump before turning the valve to release pressure.

[@dallasgraves4981]

Man if u could narrate what you’re doing, the video would be even more awesome

[@dallasgraves4981]

Man if u could narrate what you’re doing, the video would be even more awesome

[@MrBeardedJeweler]

I'll start doing more voice over explaining what I'm doing. I'll explain the parts I missed filming as well.