April 14, 201016 yr We just finished a bronze pour - 3 cruces at 300 lbs each - a nice way to spend the day. Couple of small glitches, one split mold (our fault for not binding it up), and a small break-out but all turned out well. Next week, more mold making then on to the next pour.
April 14, 201016 yr Thanks for the pics! Hope to see the finished pieces someday, nice work, the grounds look nice as well.
April 14, 201016 yr Looks kind of strange pouring inside, we always did it outside, but of course you do get rain considerably more often than I do. Nice looking facilities and nice to see the fondness you have for the "old man". Thanks for the pictures. I think that I have put this up before but it doesn't change much from year to year at the iron pour but it is such a pleasure to work with molten metal. B)
April 15, 201016 yr Oooh, molten metal... Gotta love it. Who needs to pound on it when ya can pour it? Very nice setup there, I havent gotten into lost wax or sculptural casting yet, I do sandcasting at the moment, but I'm sure someone will talk me into it at some point. Got any pics of the final product?
April 15, 201016 yr Author Thanks guys! Michael - Jim's is a very cool place. 12 wooded acres with his work populating the grounds. Fe - I know you've mentioned it before but what kind of casting have you done in the past? BI - Jim is a great guy and yeah, it is a tad damp up here to pour out in the open. Jim's studio is a nice place to work - it can definitely turn into an exercise in "tool archeology" at times but when we get it all sorted out and set up, we get a lot done in there.
April 25, 201016 yr Great pictures Neil. Looks like you really enjoy your work. When I was a teenager I work at a foundry for awhile packing sand into the moulds. I never got to pour. Just the grunt work for newbie's....
April 25, 201016 yr Author Thanks Jeff! Yeah, even in Jim's studio I had to earn my chops to get on the pouring end of the shank. He's got quite a cadre of fellows he's worked with over the years but the last ten or so it's been pretty much he and I with a few guys coming in to lend a hand as needed.
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