ceramic shell

Burnout Kiln

ScottTheSculptor — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:45:09 -0500

In a pause so I thought I'd get these up . . .finally :-)

These are of the burn out kiln.
My homemade ceramic shell process isn't up to speed yet. The first batches made weak shell.

Old mini fridge.

Burnout closed - New uses for old appliances :-)

ScottTheSculptor — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:44:54 -0500

Burnout open

ScottTheSculptor — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:43:15 -0500

Burnout grate from heating element

ScottTheSculptor — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:39:36 -0500

Ceramic shell removal

Liam B — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:33:46 -0600

Hi there!
I've got a question about removing ceramic shell from a casting. I am currently working on a piece, cast in silicon bronze, with a silica based ceramic mould/shell. I was wondering if anyone has had luck removing the shell with a vibration table or similar setup? I ask because the piece I am working on has some delicate textures I would like to preserve, and I have heard of vibration tables being used in this regard previously. Any thoughts?

Dog Sculpture Continues

Mantrid — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:26:11 -0500

Further progress on the dog sculpture. Its been raining here all week AGAIN. However, today I was off work and the rain stopped, so I got myself set up to do the casting this morning. Below are pics of the results, but first some pics of the shell application.

Bronze casting

Mantrid — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:29:30 -0500

Hello I'm new to the site. I have been sculpting and casting bronze for just over a year and am enjoying it considerably. I have put together a website in the hope of selling some of my work. I have joined this site to share my experiences and learn from others with more experience. I am UK based and am finding it very difficult to get supplies of silicon bronze. If anyone can recommend suppliers of this alloy in the UK I would be most grateful.

This Idea Shall Too Evolve by David Barnhill 2008

David Barnhill — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:08:27 -0500

Ok, here is another project that I have been meaning to add to the page for quite some time. I am currently working on 4 more- all different, and some that are much more complex. It was based off of one of my sketches, but I will have to go digging for it.

Ceramic Shell Casting for Jewelry

BlackDahlia — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:31:38 -0500

Greetings - Has anyone here adapted ceramic shell casting to a jewelry casting environment? If so I would like to try it in lieu of investment casting. I would appreciate it if someone knowledgeable could share the formula for the ceramic slurry and the process for building up the shell/mold.

Cores for Ceramic Shell Casting

Daniel Rotblatt — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:14:13 -0500

New here - hope I'm doing this right! I have a question about cores for ceramic shell casting. I teach a foundry class, so I am no newbie. Generally for hollow pieces I cut out a section or make sure the piece is designed so that the center will build up a shell and be able to dry properly. But, I am now doing some foundry work for another artist out of my studio of some small animal figures. These are a little too big to cast solid (though I can if necessary), but a little too small for a large enough opening to allow the shell to make a strong core -- soooooooo.....I have been looking into using some sort of core material.