I’m always fascinated and impressed by the surface finishing in sculpture and how it can shift the lens of focus when approaching how you operate...
No ha I appreciate the patience - I was multitasking with some work nonsense and got a little lazy with the outline - I appreciate the advice...
I've done a similar method with two other furnaces over the years but seeing as I'll have a surplus IFB it would likely behoove me to build from...
Defenanlty I snuck this in at the end but definitely worth repeating 95% of melts are Copper/brass/Bronze I was planning on doing most of the...
Good feedback and I'll happily omit the additional hard-faced and just use the fiber blanket. The firebrick is about 3" thick I removed one of...
I’ll probably add the missing components to the smaller one but it’s going to save me a ton of time and $ turning the other into a furnace. It’s...
nah they had all the controllers stripped off
For some reason my post omitted a paragraph but I edited it back in. “I’m about halfway through fabbing up the wheeled frame the furnace will...
I’m in the midsts of converting a kiln into my new furnace and wanted to share some progress. I was actually gifted these two bad boys from a...
I'm running a modified Kwiky burner and always interested in alternative fuel sources and recently I've been looking into pyrolysis chambers that...
Thanks guys, appreciate the kind words. "Are your patterns 100% foam save maybe a little wax and glue?" 100% foam ( well minus a few...
It’s been a few years since I’ve posted and it’s not from a lack of questions or content. Between getting married, buying a house and starting a...
I’ve had some intermittent success using carbine burrs on my rotary tool. It’s tedious and a little rough but if you follow it with a quick acid...
Makes perfect sense. Do you pre-heat the basin prior to pouring? Also, right after typing I realized you probably don't pre-heat since its...
There have been times where during vibration either the joint comes loose and/or sand makes its way in. Rather than taking the time to ensure my...
I might have overdone it with the tape but I’m always paranoid sand is going to make its way into the joint or worst case come lose during...
This is great advice, everyone. The illustration really hits home because I always have that type of runner in mind but never actually follow...
The piece is around 16in tall and 12in at the widest point. I’m not sure the overall weight and I’m currently away from my studio and can’t get...
Hello, This piece has relatively thinner walls than I've done in the past so looking for some feedback on gating. Size: The squares are 3mm...
I've had good success with copper and would highly recommend getting yourself a 60$ magnetic mixer/heater - besides the convince when mixing other...
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