WmHorus Posted January 27 Posted January 27 It has been a long time since I posted last, but here goes. I am starting a new project and I am looking for someone in the Pittsburgh area who casts metal on a regular basis. It is not going to be a large pour only about 250 grams. What makes it interesting is because I want to do a water casting using a 200 grams of copper and 50 grams of fine silver mixture to create a mixture called Shibuichi. I can get the materials I just do not have the facilities to do it so I am hoping to find someone willing to help out. Please let me know below by responding. Thanks. Quote
LarryFahnoe Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I do not have any leads to offer, but would love to see some pics of the process if you can. --Larry Quote
WmHorus Posted January 29 Author Posted January 29 It is essentially the same casting method used by Ford Hallam, he has several videos up on youtube showing the process. Quote
Florida Man Metals Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Sounds fun. I'd do it for you but obviously I'm in Floida. I never heard of Shibuichi before so I watched a quick video. Not many people can cast copper, but lucky for you a .250 silver alloy has a much lower melting point and much easier to reach casting temps. I water cast pure silver all the time to make shot/popcorn flakes. Quote
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