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casting in iron, copper, and brass
horatioB -
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 10:27am
brass | cast iron | casting | copper Hello. I just joined the site. Its great to know something like this exists. I have been researching cast iron jewelry for its oxidized look.. ie the black metal look. I am also looking to experiment with different metals in my jewelry like brass and copper for the different patinas and colors that they can produce. I was wondering if anyone out there casts in iron and/or brass, copper, or bronze. I have waxes of my jewelry that I would like to produce in these metals. I appreciate any help.  Donna, As the Moderator of
Rich Waugh -
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 10:06pm
Donna, As the Moderator of ArtMetal.com, I hesitated at first to pass this post as it appears to be a blatant, though thinly-disguised, post advertising your own company, something that is in violation of ArtMetal posting guidelines. However, after viewing your website(s), I decided to publish this post so that others might benefit from some of the information there. I say "some" of the information there, because I note one huge, glaring omission in your discussions of casting and your sales of equipment for same. No where did I see any mention (or sales) of safety equipment! Casting is a truly, horrifyingly dangerous undertaking if not done correctly while utilizing the proper safety equipment/clothing. In at least one photo of a bronze pour, I note the person is wearing sneakers and not working in a sand pit or on a grating. One slip and voila! - no feet. Here at ArtMetal we try to facilitate the spread of information about the metal arts, but safety must come first. I sincerely suggest you re-evaluate your website's content with a view toward fostering safe practices and techniques, and also consider selling safety equipment such as face shields, gloves, aprons, gaiters, spats, respirators, etc. You do your readers and customers a disservice if you do anything less, just as I would be remiss if I published your posts here without this warning. All of us who disseminate information about this craft have an obligation to promote safety. Rich Waugh ArtMetal Moderator  Metal casting
Donna Lost and ... -
Saturday, April 4, 2009 - 2:35pm
Hi Rich, Our website is used by schools in 3 countries as a learning site, you do not have to buy our products to use the free site. We have been doing metal casting for over 30 years, the last 10 years we have been teaching metal casting to the public. We started volenteering to teach to disabled kids and adult(metal casting) and they loved it, we cant reach everyone and hope our site will get more people to teach to kids all over. We are always updating and improving the site. Donna  Donna, Please be aware of
QuiQue -
Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 8:46pm
Donna, Please be aware of what Rich has said about over doing the self promotion thing. We do appreciate your participation on ArtMetal. However, if every post you make is geared towards self promotion, then we would appreciate that you not post it. Be sensitive and aware of our posting guidelines. The ArtMetal community is well aware of spamming and we don't like it at all. Thank you for sharing! |
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Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold Etc
Hello,
We do casting in brass, bronze and aluminum. The foundry equipment we use is from foundry101.com
They have free step-by-step casting instructions. Their furnaces can be used for burn out also, there is a custmer page that shows you what customers are making. I hope this helps you.
Have a lovely day!
Donna