original stone sculpture[ATTACH]
I randomly got given the opportunity to work on a pretty unusual project. An artist called Andrew "Stoneface" Vickers started a project to...
I do want to get a Tig, but I don't have the money for one at the moment. The one I have my eyes on is and R-Tech one for just shy of £600. I've...
After a bit of thought, I think I'm going to give casting it in one piece another go before resorting to cutting it into pieces. First issue to...
Yeah, I think I'm going to ditch the core next time, although if you take the violent reaction out of the equation, at least it held together and...
Casting failed :( It'd be quicker to say what went right! So when I was pouring, there was a hell of a lot of turbulence. The metal was boiling...
Uff, I take it you dropped that? I've started patching the shell already. It seems to be going okay. Not sure how I'm going to fire it though...
Started the burn out and had a bit of a disaster. The shell shattered along the ridge. The piece was too large to dip, so I brushed the slurry...
I'm a bit worried that they might melt too. The wax is less than 1cm thick, so I'm gambling on it cooling quick enough and the exposed section of...
Body sprue done. Looks okay to me so long as it's tilted slightly to position the legs as close to the bottom as possible. I was a little...
I ordered some of that same blue along with some white. Not entirely sure how it's applied. It says it's a cold application, so I'm guessing you...
Have you made any headway on the patina yet. I was searching around and found this website which might be useful. They have a range of premixed...
Tail cast went okay. A little bit of shrinkage which I might be able to chase out it so minor. A small section of one of the spines didn't quite...
I'm starting to plan out how to sprue up the main body of the Magpie, but I could do with some advice as I'm dealing with a few concepts I'm not...
That's right. It's just a garden burner lined with fire blanket. I'd like to get a better setup, but what I have works so it's not a big...
I've been thinking about what caused the crack in the centre of the brace, and I don't think it's a casting defect, but rather a crack that formed...
Cast the base today. Two minor flaws that I can see. There's a crack in the centre of the brace. No clue what caused that. And there's a...
Base sprued and cleaned [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You can stick me on there if you like. Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
I've been putting off working on the magpie, mainly because I was struggling to think of a way to support it on a base. I came up with this as a...
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