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Thing A Week 14: Silicone Tea Cup Cover Pewter Charms

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Boston Biker

Last week I made some silicone tea covers to help with the steeping process, this week I made some pewter charms to go inside the little indentation that I made in the top of the design. Using the process I have come to think of “making things in pewter” I used some mold max 60 […] Continue reading →

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Thing A Week 14: Silicone Tea Cup Cover Pewter Charms

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Boston Biker

Last week I made some silicone tea covers to help with the steeping process, this week I made some pewter charms to go inside the little indentation that I made in the top of the design. Using the process I have come to think of “making things in pewter” I used some mold max 60 […] Continue reading →

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Thing A Week 3: Casting An Adult Toy In Silicone

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Boston Biker

As part of my new years resolution to make a new thing every week this year, I have decided to make the third weeks project, casting an adult toy in silicone. Last week I sculpted an adult toy in clay, this week I am going to cast it in silicone.  I am using a two part […] Continue reading →

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Silicon Casting A Wax Model

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Boston Biker

Lets say you just spent a long time carving out a wax model that you plan to cast in metal, you know that your wax model will be destroyed when you cast it, but you really like and want to be able to save it.  Silicon Casting to the rescue!   You will need the […] Continue reading →

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Home Lost Wax Casting On The Cheap: Step Six, The Kiln

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Boston Biker

Sooner or later I had to tackle the big problem in home casting…the Kiln. I don’t know why I was so afraid of this step, perhaps it had something to do with the idea of building a box that can easily get up to 1200 C (Over 2100 f), or the electrical work, or the […] Continue reading →

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Home Lost Wax Casting On The Cheap: Step Five, Vacuum Plate

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Boston Biker

There are two kinds of casting people normally do at home in regards to lost wax.  They either use a centrifuge, or a vacuum plate.  In a centrifugal setup the hot metal is poured into a special crucible, and then spun madly to fling the hot metal out into the molded investment.  See below. Or […] Continue reading →

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