Lost Wax Casting Step 9 of 9 Finishing and Polishing

[kingpav]

brilliant!

[Dumyat2007]

Hi FeatheredGems .... hey, thanks so very much for taking the time to shoot & edit these videos and upload 'em. I have been doing just this (waxes-to-castings) very thing for several years as a hobbyist, started in the mid '90s (a decade before YouTube....) through YouTube, you have shown me ways that I can improve what I do ... by saving me time, saving me costs, and showing me some more options on equipment ..... thanks for being a contributing member of the Global Village -- A+++

[richoz27]

Great series of videos, I now understand the complete investment casting process.

[iwaxmodels247]

Beats burning your fingers polishing mass idems.

[rhadiem]

Nice documentation of the process! I got a little tired of the classical and having to read the blue/white text, instead of voice overs, but it was worth pressing through to learn how this was done, thanks a bunch. I'm really surprised that none of that process is re-usable.. the wax, the molds.. all of it had to be redone for another batch. Would there be a way with newer tools/techniques to do this more quickly, yet at the same small scale?

[technoaust]

good,very good video

[skulptor]

thanks for a clear and informative set of videos.

[automateanything]

amazing set of videos... helped me a lot thanks

[relu777]

Beautiful! The best and the most complete tutorial from Youtube! Well done!

[Al00natic]

Congratulations on a great video presentation (I especially enjoyed the credits :D ) I found your video set when researching ceramic shell casting for a project I'm working on.....I may very well use refractory plaster now!

Those charms are a fantastic creation...be proud of what you do, :beer:

[ElleCM2]

Wow I just wanted to see how jewelry was made, as I have recently been buying silver rings.

I saw the finished product on the seedlings website, it's an incredible process, you must have oodles of patience! I could not go through all that without getting impatient lol

I applaud you! this is just such an eye opening experience into the world of crafting find jewelry! thank you for the videos!

[toskao333]

tu video fue muy bueno... haces un excelente trabajo... gracias por subirlo... me ayudo mucho...

[river2520]

Very detailed video, thank you so much for posting and sharing!

[Widiar]

Very interesting and educational videos, thank you very much for sharing with us.

[SciStarborne]

Thankyou for taking us through this fascinating process. :)

[cubaniton74]

Great, great videos, a million thanks, God bless you.

[shoobedoorocketship]

wow! thanks! i had no idea lost casting required so much machinery and so many steps. good jewerly is indeed worth the price!

[YaDunn0]

Excellent job on these vids. Well done : )

[noethowen]

this is lovely, wonderful video! i wish i could craft silver now. XD

[deweyoop]

is putting the pieces in the vibrating tublar absolutely necessary or essential?

[FeatheredGems]

Well...if you don't tumble them somehow, either with a vibrating tumbler or a rotary tumbler, you end up having to hand finish and polish each one separately. That's fine if you're only making a few things at once. But when you're casting a large number like I was when I made this video, that's too much hand work and hands-on time per piece. It runs up the cost. too much. Tumblers save time and money (and your hands--hours of hand polishing will wreck your hands after a while!).

[ppgpop]

Great Presentation!

What makes you prefer vacuum casting vs that spin casting? Just curious as I got hold of a nice pump recently 8).

[FeatheredGems]

LOL I prefer vacuum casting because that's what I got when I bought out an existing casting shop. I've never done centrifugal casting.

[ppgpop]

HA,,, I'll try both next to each other. I am sure that both are delivering the same result. I read that vacuum allows the use of different flask sizes without fiddling with balance weights etc... Let's see...

Again, nice presentation! Best of luck for 2010!!!

[cesarguitar69]

Hola..... me sirvio me encanto, gracias de verdad.......  very thanks

[IAMGenesys]

Very interesting process! Thanks for sharing!

[davealton999]

Educational and fascinating.

Thanks.

[virtualmass]

Real nice work!

Thanks for showing such interesting work!

[metalicmario]

I want to polish my jewelry but I was wondering if those kits with the polishing bits work. I have a steady hand so thats not a problem. Thanks

[TheCaelestis]

I'm not sure which kit with polishing bits you're referring to. If you clarify a bit more, I'll try to help.

[meepmeepmfer]

Very cool guys, I never realized how much work goes into the jewelry.

[ireallywanttowatch]

wow, lots of work, Kathy! Very pretty videos, so clear and well done!!!