[Jewelry making - Article 00154] - Re: [Orchid] Casting spider?

[DSGNFORCE]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

Karen,

    I have successfully cast: spiders, very small frogs, crickets, bees,
    beetles & dragonflies! Attach the sprue to the largest part of the
    body. Vibrate the investment in the bowl; not the flask. Burn out as
    usual. Calculating the weight is either an educated guess or use the
    water displacement theory. Because the actual metal needed is far
    heavier that the wax ratio! The only problems I have had in the past
    were incomplete wings (too thin) and or breaking of legs. Sometimes I
    coat them with wax or Elmer's glue; very carefully! All of the
    details will come out; and some you have never noticed before! The
    underside of the beetle was actually hairy! And all of the bumps on
    the tiny frog cast completely, his tongue was even sticking out! 

    Of course, I being the lover of critters that I am......I could only
    cast already dead specimens! If you have more questions feel free to
    e-mail me directly. 

Best of luck
Nancy Anderson
Design Force
dsgnforce AT Aol.com
In hot and sunny Illinois!

____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________