How to cast in place rough stones - beginners - sand casting tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video I use a vertical flash to cast in place some rough Tasmanian black spinels. The casting doesn't work out the way I intended, but it is still a great video running through all the tools I use, how to make a mould, stone placement and casting using a mini smith torch.
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I have a degree in Welding and Sheet Metal Technology.
The first thing we learned was,
"Never light your torch with a lighter! Use the striker that was designed to light it."
Thankyou For explaining so clearly. I've never seen casting with stones before.
I'm struggling to get the centre of my rings to stay in plCe i keel getting rods rather than cylinders. Any suggestions please
Make sure the ring you are making a mould of hasnt got a hollowed out inside, it has to be solid :)
Superb video!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you!!!
Wauv, I love this video, it was just what I needed 😃👏 and the camera was set just right, Thank you 🙏
Oh wonderful :) So good to hear thank you! I have just bought a new phone so hopefully my videos will just get better from here :)
This is so fantastic - thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for your videos!
You are so welcome! :)
A great video shows even the experts err sometimes, good learning curve thankyou
Totally haha mistakes are the best way to learn and to teach others how to troubleshoot :)
Wow ...you have been so busy since I last looked ...brilliant 😉
😊 thank you
What stones can I use in this method without worrying about them shattering during casting thermoshock? Great video, thank you so much!
Spinell Diamond and sapphire
I would love to see videos of how you set stones that are cast in place but appear as though they’re in a setting like some of Polly Wales’s work. I really love your videos
Great suggestion! I will be doing more videos soon :)
Love this video! Is it recommended to use natural sapphires and rubies over synthetic ones?? How likely are they to break? Awesome process!
Synthetic are less likely to break because they have no inclusions :)
Love this! Thank you for these videos- so grateful to find them! Can the silver in that ring be melted with the stones in it?
Sure can! But I always use that as a last resort. I prefer to pull the stones out before melting if possible :)
LIKE !
Que mujer tan hermosa, muy lindo tabajo!
might be a silly question but how do you tell if the stone has shattered?
Really useful thank you! Ive been struggling to cast in place rough sapphires as the metal doesn’t flow all the way round the ring. I’m using a vertical flask though (ie the object shape is vertical though I am propping it up a bit for casting to try and get some help from gravity! Do you always use a horizontal flask for rings and cast in place stones? Otherwise I’m using enough metal, getting it hot enough, the other thing I wondered is if there is a minimum width band that will cast as maybe my master is too thin? Any advice appreciated 🙂
There are so many reasons why it would be failing. I would really need to see photos of the failed castings and the moulds they failed in to be give advice. Feel free to email me :)
I just tried again, with a wide band. Epic fail. The silver only travelled halfway and didn’t even reach the stones in place. Argggh. Back to the drawing board!
instead of using talcum powder i use spotcheck i spray the model it dries to a white powder then i spray the delft clay i get a better impression with the clay not sticking to the model
Great tip!
What is the name of the product you use to gold the stones in place please? Very helpful videos, thank you 😊
After a few days some stones fall out. How can we prevent this?
Would garnets survive this form of setting? i have access to a creek in N.E.Vic. which has sapphire, garnet, spinel etc. all around the size of your friends spinel. considering what i would do if i bought a clay kit. also just saw a Melbourne supplier has a cheaper clay, any good? thank you.
Hello, Kirra-lea wondering where can you buy this type of crubicle, that you are using in the video. Thank you.
I buy mine from either Combined Jewellery Services or from Australian Jewellery Suppliers :)
can 999 silver be casted?
Hi! What sort of things would be good for sticking the stones to the clay walls?
I use a Vaseline type goop for gently adhering the stones in position :)
Do you melt down rings that don’t work and take out the stones or are they for the bin?
Totally reuse everything I can! All meatal can be re melted and reformed. But unfortunately not all stones can be saved. But the broken sapphires I use in my sand casting workshops and my students learn to cast in place with them :)
Hi Great video ! So clearly explained. I am wondering how to polish this kind of ring around the stones. Would love to see that process. Is it in another video of yours ?
You should make tictok videos as well, love all your terminology
I will have to give you a call and you can tell me about it hahaha I am a bit behind
hello, I see you use face mask when pour the metal in the mold, the delft clay send toxic fumes ?LIKE