Casting

If you are experiencing rough surfaces, discolored metal or no-fills, the problem may be in the burnout. When casting, the...

A very high percentage of investment casting defects can be directly or indirectly attributed to the design of the sprue...

When making custom jewelry with any alloy, certain components within the piece are often hand made to enhance the final...

Though sand casting has been largely replaced by centrifugal casting in recent decades, for hundreds of years it was the...

Cuttlefish casting is a quick and fairly accurate casting method. Its applications are limited only by the thickness and overall...

In this presentation I attempted to provide you with information on platinum alloys to help you make an informed decision...

Here's something to aim for: a well laid-out, orderly workshop, well-lit by multiple non glare light sources, well-maintained equipment, electrically...

Natural rubber or silicone rubber? In the world of lost wax casting, this question is hardly an academic one. The...

Casting of silver can be fairly easy and these notes are the results of my experience through trial and error...

Sand casting is used extensively for large-scale casting, such as engine blocks, and the grates that one sees around trees...

In each step of manufacturing jewelry, there are many factors that can adversely affect quality. Because of this, process control...

Manufacturer spend much time and money diagnosing defects that are believed to originate in the casting process, but actually occur...

The palladium bench guide reviews the working characteristics of palladium for the jewelry bench staff and provides an overview of...

There is a major difference between durability and scratch resistance. Platinum is very durable. When scratched, the scratch actually displaces...

The casting investment process enjoys wide popularity in the production of commercial and one-of-a-kind art metal objects. However, production practice...

Platinum casting is different from gold or silver casting, and insufficient preparation and understanding of the process can still lead...

As many jewelry manufacturers and goldsmiths know from hard experience, cracking in jewelry can occur at any time during its...

Joining is a very important production technique in the field of jewelry production. Therefore it is useful to know, what...

True damascus steel is made by a casting process utilizing very high carbon steel. The material is held at or...

A good practice for preventing investment blowout is to measure the height of the trees before investing. The maximum tree...

Titanium and the other refractory metals other the metalsmith a new range of exotic colors - colors that are beautiful...

Recently this
 custom ring design
 came to my bench
 with the request that 
it be made in platinum and a...

Jewelers are always molding objects and parts, most often to use for making wax models for casting. There are many...

Clean, fresh investment, water and investment at room temperature, de-ionized or distilled water or water that has been sitting overnight....

Sterling silver alloys typically contain about 7.5 percent copper, an addition that not only provides strength to the otherwise pure...

Platinum casting defects are often very difficult to characterize due to the intrinsic complexity of the investment casting process. All...

Everybody scampers for executing orders in a rush against all odds to satisfy customers or - if you'#39;re lucky -...

Much of the recent literature on defects that occur in jewellery manufacture is focused on those occurring in lost wax...

Making silver wire

One of the most revolutionary advances in recent years, apart from laser welding, is the method of setting stones in...

You will require a 5 to 6 inch by 3 inch wide brass or copper tube, silver solder a cover...

Of late, an increasing number of white precious metal alloys have been introduced into the jewelry marketplace in answer to...

An alloy is by definition a mixture of two or more metals to create different strengths and colors. For granulation,...

In the jewelry industry, it's rare to have an alloy without drawbacks, particularly when the alloy is not yellow. When...

Mold cutting sounds simple enough: Using a sharp knife and a simple tool, such as a can opener or a...

Now What? You’ve carved a few waxes or made a piece in metal that you want to mold and have...

Dental probes and knives make good wax tools. Your local dentist or dental hygienist or school for the same can...

In this paper I will attempt to give some insight into the investments used to cast Platinum and also talk...

These slow, quiet days of summer are always a good time to review your shop practices before the busy holiday...

Editors Note: This article is excerpted from “A New Method for Preparing 3D Acrylic Photopolymer Patterns for Investment Casting,” a...

In my first article I made a rubber "sandwich" mold of this basket style mounting. The focus of this article...

Some manufacturers jumped at the chance to work with palladium a few years ago, when it made its way into...

Jewelers need to make molds of objects and parts frequently. Usually wax is poured into the molds and the results...

Recently a customer requested that we make her an unusual mother's ring. She chose a magnificent 3.56 ct. oval blue...

In 1965, while visiting near Kumasi in Ghana, Max Frohlich first saw the process of Ashante casting. At the time...

Jewelers are always molding objects and parts, most often to use for making wax models for casting. There are many...

As in all manufacturing processes, evaluations and systematic process controls must be applied to platinum casting. As a caster you...

A design riddled with undercuts and sharp little details just screams casting nightmare the moment the CAD file shows up....

This simple pendant design will be made with 950 palladium wire. Tack-welding technology will be used to temporarily hold the...

In the Spring 2003 Issue we asked the question "What causes these marks on this casting?" Around 100 readers responded...

Invented by Victor Joyner, a Chicagobased manufacturing jeweler, patented High Definition (HD) Patterns are made of a light-curing polymer material...

In this issue I'm going to walk you through the creation of a ring with two different colors of gold....

Cast hinges are a very important part of much production jewelry work, partly because hinge assembly on such pieces is...

Designers and manufacturers have embraced 950 palladium alloys for a variety of jewelry manufacturing products. At the recent JA Jewelry...

This segment from the 2017 MJSA Journal November issue is dedicated to metals, tools, software and more that aids jewelers...

This page offers a list of some useful North American Sources for Equipment, Materials, information, etc that would be very...

Quoting the scholar, Nyozekan Hasegawa, Masataka Ogawa Calls Japan the country of "the culture of hands." Over the centuries, no...

There are two brands of metal clay available today; Precious Metal Clay and Art Clay Silver. There are a lot...

The "other white metal" is making its presence known and it wont be long before light, bright and white 950...

Firescale has been the scourge of sterling silver casters since the first silver was poured into a mold. It has...

The casting department at Stuller Inc. in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been experimenting with casting photopolymer models, and it has found...

Sand casting is among the oldest techniques of duplicating items of jewelry. It is simple in terms of equipment, but...

In the early 1980's, I made a drawing based on the theme of transformation, a sudden, intuitive grasp of reality...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Platinum casting with gemstones in place has been the latest development before the end of the second millennium. It has...

AJM recently asked Linus Drogs of AU Enterprises in Berkley , Michigan , to test the new Ultra-Vest MAXX Investment...

According to Frank McAllister, the quantity of individual pieces of jewelry made from 950 palladium has surpassed the same for...

Filmed at Kraftwerks from PM West, Robert Lumabao demonstrates a unique system of flask-less platinum casting. Narrator Daniel Ballard, takes...

It's no wonder that as precious metals prices have risen to new heights over the past few years, jewelry castings...

It is widely known that platinum, the most noble of metals, is also the most challenging of metals. Platinum's high...

Workshops now have to incorporate a lot of technology, ranging from lost wax casting through to modern working processes within...

Racine and his son, Ittai, a physicist by profession but a top engineer, passed on purchasing the dated facility and...

Palladium, long used as a luxurious jewelry metal, has recently experienced renewed interest largely due to its purity, natural white...

Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin presents Kate Wolf, owner of Wolf Tools, as she uses the Wolf Trimmer to...

Ossa-Sepia casting is a ‘lost form of casting’ as the moulds can only be used one time. This makes each...

Every caster has seen his or her fair share of investment inclusions. You'll be polishing a casting when suddenly a...

The principle of bi-metal casting is really very simple: A wax model is invested, cast and finished. A secondary wax...

Well designed 950 palladium jewelry plays to the strengths of this unique metal -- the aesthetics of its light, bright,...

Striking differences between elements such as color, tone, texture, reflection, refraction, pattern and shape create contrast. Contrast not only enhances...

The expressions which have come to identify the pre- and post-World War II generations - Me decade, suburban frontiersmen, spoiled...

The internet has put the world at our fingertips. In minutes or less you can start a video chat with...

Retailers have been converting bridal inventories from white gold to palladium as manufacturers expand the selection of new palladium jewelry...

The reintroduction of white, bright and light palladium for use in the jewelry industry has quickly introduced an expanding assortment...

With the jewelry industrys acceptance and increased use of new 950 palladium alloys for jewelry design and manufacturing, its fundamental...

Shawna Kulpa takes a look into the assaying methods refiners use to determine the value of a lot. This article...

Setting gemstones in 950 palladium alloys is a bench jeweler'#39;s dream. Stone setters will agree that the combination of palladium'#39;s...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

This article examines manufacturing procedures used to hand fabricate 950 palladium earrings. These custom earrings designed by Lainie Mann feature...

This video offers insight into the platinum casting process through five Platinum casting examples: two torch based casting and three...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

In this installment we present a mold cutting technique called a spiral cut, which is designed to facilitate the successful...

n this installment we present a mold cutting technique called a spiral cut, which is designed to facilitate the successful...

This Unique Settings ring is an excellent design for palladium with heavy, low-profile prongs for the 1.50 carat center diamond,...

In this demonstration, a wax model is shown, and will be hollowed out from behind. A strong light is mounted...

This paper describes a process that eliminated fire scale during a vacuum casting cycle. Castings should not have a fire...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Casting shibuichi in the traditional japanese way on canvas in water.

At a time when the country is still reeling from the vogue for Indian jewelry displayed around the necks of...

Accurately laying out an oval or marquis stone in wax can be tricky business. We learned this foolproof method for...

Today's record metals prices have probably encouraged you to be more diligent than ever about capturing every last bit of...

In this video, Nicholas of Holts Academy of Jewellery shows you how to carve a cuttlebone for a stone setting....

The mini casting system MC 15 was specially developed for use in dental casting, goldsmith work and jewelry design and...

When there is no other way to solve the problem , it needs a sacrifice ...

Small scale centrifugal casting of jewelry

Mold cutting Akron RTV-RP clear silicone. Cylinder mold was cured in a round film canister which saves about 1/2 the...

The new Romanoff LMR is a clear silicone RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) liquid mold rubber compound with a platinum-containing catalyst,...

These 950 Palladium earrings were designed by Tom McLaughlin of Lennons Jewelers, Syracuse, NY. The top portion of the design...

If you have never manufactured with platinum and you think that you are ready, if you manufacture with platinum, but...

Video showing how the casting process is made.

This band was designed and rendered using Gemvision Matrix jewelry design software. The 22-karat granulation beads measure approxiametely 1.0 millimeter...

preparing the bone and casting a ring

“Never! It would be great but much too complicated – and much too expensive”. This would be the typical answer...

When heated to high heat soldering temperatures, some 950 palladium alloys will develop a bluish-purple surface discoloration. It is easily...

Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin presents Kate Wolf, owner of Wolf Tools, as she demonstrates how to more quickly...

The hazy days of summer aren’t too soon to begin thinking of designs for the holidays—and how to best cast...

Making of a custom 10 y gold Versace link necklace, polishing and finished piece,,thanks blingbling.ca

Ancient jewelry making technique using cuttlebone molds - Artisan jeweller, Eftihios Tsivourakis, demonstrates the ancient technique of mould-making using cuttlefish...

A perfect wax model starts with a perfectly cut wax blank. With the Matt Miter Box (Matter Box) you can...

Combining the Matt Mini-Lathe and Matt Gun techniques to create a two-color casting.

Welcometo Stacey Rhodes Jewelry Designs, where we will detail all of the steps involved in adding a new piece ofjewelry...

La scuola professionale "Perseo": l'unico in Italia per la gioielleria, dove i proprietari sono tutti artigiani-artisti. Nato a Firenze nel...

Gold Casting Machine, Silver Casting machine,wax injector, die press, vulcanising press, wax, rubber, investment mixer, burn out furnace, jewellery casting...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 4: putting the flasks in a kiln to burn out any remaining wax and...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Tools for making natural rubber molds.

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Flat cut silicone mold using Castaldo VLT rubber.

making a rotory file from a lighter flint wheel.

This video documents the making of a silver necklace inspired by Mozart's "The Magic Flute". The green and purple material...

Welcome to Stacey Rhodes Jewelry Designs, where we will detail all of the steps involved in adding a new piece...

A helpfull tip you can put together with a clamp from hardware store.

the making of a custom necklace

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Casting and finishing the fairy

The making of a custom necklace, artcam , modelmaster , casting, burn out , polishing,

the building of a custom 10 k yellow gold necklace, artcam jewelsmith, and modelmaster cnc

the casting polishing assembly of the 10 k yellow Versace custom necklace

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Casting and fabrication of 14k gold ring for Tanzanite.

First video of wax work

The building of a custom 10 k. yellow gold necklace,, artcam jewelsmith, modelmaster cnc, casting , burnout and stuff like...