So I’m sculpting an elk, and as it gets closer to finished I’m wondering what on earth I’m going to need to do to get this molded and transformed...
I was trying to get a YouTube video out every week but haven’t had as much time lately. But I mentioned you in my upcoming video. Remember when...
what is “mizzou”? I need to build a bit bigger furnace and I going to try a keg to do it.
I know nothing about the art world. I’ve been sculpting and casting and I’d like to start selling but how to you determine price? I look on Etsy...
Ah that sucks. We need more skilled casters that know how to make more than ingots on YouTube. I have fun with my channel but I’m not really the...
Have you done a YouTube video on grinding those yet?
eBay thanks me for my order. They are on the way.
And you just push them by hand and they cut bronze? Or are these what go into an engraving tool? I used a cut off wheel for my bear and that...
So what are your favorite metal chasing tools? I do small animal sculpting and I wonder what the beat thing for putting the detail back in the...
Wow! I really appreciate all that. I’m going to have to print that off and use it as reference. I’ve been watching the fabrication series videos...
Is there a specific Tig rod you like you use? Or will any silicon bronze rod work? Are they all the same? I just bought an AHP 201X alpha. It’s...
Tried casting the piece today. I thought I had enough bronze by eyeballing it. I didn’t weight it. Aaaand I didn’t have enough. I measured the...
It turned out pretty well!
So I took some hot water and carefully wiped out the mold the clean it, then sprayed some mold release on it and used a low temp wax. It came out...
Yeah it’s silicone rubber. do you find that high or low temps are better?
Good to know! Thanks!
Anyone have tips on how to reduce bubbles in a wax cast? Or how to clean a silicone rubber mold? I made a little mold of a trilobite I found...
Do you ever sleep . I see a lot of sil bronze has around 4% Zn but others will be Zn free and have Mn instead. I don’t know if you would see 4% Zn...
I bought some from Belmont metals for 18/lb. so I figured you had a cheaper source when you said it was cheap. I notice some bronze seems to add...
What’s you favorite type and source for bronze?
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