ArtMetal

engraving and foundry

Bill Shayler - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 8:23am

I am hoping to learn and help here.
I have been a professional engraver for over 25 years.
In the last few years I have built a brass sand casting foundry and am currently producing parts.
I hope that I can share with others here on these subjects.

Linseed and paint

Daniel Mazur - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 8:03am

coating | iron | linseed oil | painting

If I put a 50/50 mix of mineral spirits/linseed oil on an iron piece I'm working on.

Is it possible to paint it?

No powder coat due to the cost involved.

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Needing a little help with rust proofing polished steel

jdrose - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:20pm

I am doing a number of small experimental sign projects using 14 ga CR sheet, a couple of the projects I am wanting to use a flap-wheel zirconia disc finish and then apply a clear coat. I have used a number of different clear coats...POR 15, Krylon crystal clear, etc...the problem I'm having is that rust is developing beneath the clear coats, using krylon's crystal clear I had rust actually form on the surface about 20 minutes after I sprayed one of the signs last week....obviously I have some type of oxide inclusions beneath the various clear coats. These signs are going to be outside mostly so it's pretty imperative that they hold up for a number of years before needing maintenance. The rustoleum clear rust inhibitor sounds nice but has to be applied every 6 months, not going to work.

Bronze C873

ksquare - Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 8:02pm

Casting

What is yalls favorite bronze alloy to cast your sculptures with? I have been reading about C873 Everdure. It looks like it may be a good candidate. I was also curious to see if any of you have ever tried to make it. I have a ample supply of good quality copper manganese and silicon. I pick our metallurgist head about it and he said he didn’t know if I would be able to get it hot enough to really get it mixed. He explained that even though I can get the bronze molting, it may not be hot enough to actually make it. I cant remember all the big words he used but basically melting it and getting it to mix / bond together is not the same thing. It looks like I could make it for about 4 dollars a pound of so. Do any of you know how hot it would need to get? Im thinking I have about talked myself into just buying the alloy.

LOVERS

dowpat - Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 5:39pm

LOVERS: LOVERS“LOVERS” is my latest piece, hand forged, mild steel, copper, violet dye oxide patina, red solvent dye patina and 23k gold leaf.

Freestanding Unitized Stainless Steel Pedestal Sink

Stephen Fitz-Gerald - Monday, July 26, 2010 - 11:49pm

Bathroom Fixtures | Sinks

This is a design I made on speculation and placed in a local showroom today.
I formed the large shallow 11ga.bowl with an 85 ton frame press and various dies.
It is welded around the perimeter to the 3/8ths counter and to the legs to form one solid unitized bathroom component.

Help with bronze casting

ksquare - Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 12:35pm

Casting lost wax casting

Hello everyone. A few years ago I built a small furnace and played with the metal casting process. I tried both aluminum and bronze. I have not work with any of it in a while. I now have some peaces that I have sculpted and want to make some bronze casting. There is so much information out about the process its easy to get confused. I will be making rubber molds of my work and casting wax into them. I will then attach the proper runner bars, gating, and pouring sprue.

Oxy Propane cutting torches

Bigfoot - Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 1:26am

Hey, I just was looking for advice on a soon to be made purchase. I am trying to find a good oxy/ propane cutting torch outfit for under $400 (I need to cut at 3in plate and lots of other smaller stuff.