Hey guys, I’ve not been well… not the Corona virus,
thank God, but a pretty severe water infection. So my videos have slipped a bit schedule wise,
so hopefully a little casting today will help. A few weeks back I introduced you to a new
friend of my, Manuel YUrbanek, a talented German filmmaker that created the intro session
you saw at the start of this video. Well Manuel happened to have a pretty impressive
looking pendant designed, based around his company logo. And as one good turn deserves
another, I thought I’d have a bash at a silver casting for him.
I began with Fusion 360. I felt this section of the pendant was a little thin. This thing
will heavy and chunky, so it doesn’t need a weak spot.
So I took the opportunity to thicken the section and overall it doesn’t change the design
much at all. When it came to printing, I’m using a different
Castable Resin, something new for me that I will be reviewing later. For now I’ll
keep that information under wraps as I need to get accustomed to the resin before I pass
any judgements. But when I do, I’ll probably include a video link up here.
Seems to print nice. It certainly sands well.
Unfortunately one side of the print didn’t come out too well, so I lost detail and had
to repair with wax. But let’s not blame the resin yet… it could still be me.
This print is too big for the small flask, but I have a taller one I can use.
That looks a pretty good casting to me. There’s
a fair bit of flashing, but that could have been the plaster mix. It just needed cleaning
up. Just boiling water and a little citric acid
clears the oxidisation away. Now I’m not going to lie… this was looking
pretty good to me. I used one of these abrasive sanders. It’s
the finest I have, around 360 grit, and the hope was to get into the detail with ease.
And that’s where I go to before a water infection sent me slightly mad and had me
in bed for the best part of a week. And during just that short time – well, remember this?
I made it a few weeks ago. It fitted great on my little finger. But not any more…
Anyway, infection free, I’m not happy. I want more. The abrasive brush wasn’t enough.
I need to possibly burnish and definitely polish in all the nooks and crannies and right
now I don’t have the tools. So for now I’ll have to leave this video
here, just so I can get back on track with things – but we’ll revisit this aspect
I think… it’s too important not to. In the meantime, guys, just remember... be
careful what you polish your delicates with. It might not leave you happy.
Take care and thanks for watching.