New Wax models for pendants and possibly pins. There are two new designs soon to be available at whirling sun. One is the Kolovrat, a Slavic sunwheel symbol. The Other is the Germanic Schwartze Sonne, or “black Sun”. The Kolovrat (lit.: “turning wheel”) was present in pre-Christian Slavic mythology. It was dedicated to the […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
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The Lost Wax Process Part 4: Casting the Metal Once the flask has matured in the burnout oven, it is time for the fun to begin: injecting it with glowing hot, molten metal! The centrifugal casting machine has a spring driven arm that holds the hot flask and a crucible that contains the molten […]
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The Lost Wax Process Part 3: investment and burnout Once wax duplicates are made from the RTV mold, they are ready to be sprued onto the rubber flask base. The rubber base has a raised cone in the center. This will form a funnel in the prepared mold and also creates a reservoir of […]
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The Lost Wax Process Part 2: Duplicating the Master Once master wax model has been created, it can be “invested” in plaster and burned out to create the void into which metal can be injected. The wax master will be gone forever, replaced by silver or gold or bronze. But what if you wanted […]
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Part 1: Creating the Wax Master Take an inside look at how a piece of jewelry goes from an idea on paper to a piece of wearable art! In this article we will walk you through the process as a piece of jewelry transforms from an idea on paper to a piece of finished […]