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May 29, 2015
Posted by Bruce Pringle
Some Days Are Diamonds … And Some Ain’t ! Hot Cast Gem Attempt.
I heard that some gems.. Ruby, Sapphire and Diamonds can be cast directly into hot metal…
So I had a go!.. No change to their colour but…
I think the shrinking of the metal as it cooled caused them to crack…Also experimenting with Core-Casting..
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- Cope and Drag packed..
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- Learning to “Core-Cast”
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- Pretty little Ruby
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- Ruby in site ready nearing it’s demise
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- Make-shift core..
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- The poor ol’e Ruby
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- Ruby Ring in a tight spot
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- Digging out the Ruby Ring
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- Cracked up Sapphire
4 Comments
May 29, 2015
Seems they use a lower melting temp metal.
Long time ago the cast in place pendants I had to work on were verrrrry low melting temp alloys.
Perhaps thicker rings retain the heat more?
Maybe a test using thin pendants instead would give better results.
Cheers
William
May 29, 2015
I wonder what Polly Wales’ secret is…..? (www.pollywales.com)
May 30, 2015
Jen Banks ! Yeah .. She seems to have got it right…?!?
May 30, 2015
Hey Thanks William Russell ! I will give that a go .. Appreciate the feedback !
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