[Jewelry making - Article 00462] - Re: [Orchid] What to Ask For??

[David L. Huffman]

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    Hi Laura; I've made a few round boxes; cylindrical canisters with
    lids, that is.  It was a project in a class I taught.  I had several
    sizes of new casting flasks and used those to form over and for
    trueing them up after soldering the seam.  A large bench vise will
    hold them, but you can also wedge them on to a piece of wood that's
    been tapered with a rasp and bolted to a bench or stump.  PVC pipe
    works good too, and it comes in several diameters.  Also, go to the
    local muffler shop and ask if they have any cut-offs of tail-pipe.
    Those also make pretty fair casting flasks, and they'll usually let
    you have them cheap, if not free.  They won't last very long, a
    couple dozen trips through the burn-out and they start flaking away,
    but by then you'll have saved your pennies for the real thing, eh?  I
    have another idea.  Why not see if there's a local wood-worker who
    can turn you out a big stepped mandrel from a piece of maple?   Good
    luck. 

David L. Huffman
David L. Huffman Studios, Inc. in Central NY where we're up to our 
kiesters
in the white stuff.

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