[Jewelry making - Article 00048] - Re: [Orchid] Sand Casting Advice

[john]

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Brian,

    Sand Casting for jewelry is not a good way to go in my opinion. It is
    too rough a process, you cannot have ANY undercuts, not easily 3
    dimensional, is or can be rather wasteful of metal, is a difficult
    process to learn, etc. With any casting method, you have to melt the
    metal, which many folks are intimidated at the though of dealing with
    such hot material. In gold and silver jewelry, I would say for the
    cast items, 100% are done in investment, and for a reason or reasons
    (pewter is another story). So why do you want to sand cast jewelry? 

    A list you can go to and look at the archive or ask questions about
    sand casting is ArtMetal.com I would just flatly say, don't sand cast
    jewelry, it will be a waste of your time and of materials. 

    My 2c worth, the value of my free opinion. By the way, I am a ceramic
    shell art bronze caster, my wife is an x jeweler, I know both process
    as well as sand casting, and I stand by my free advice. 

John Dach
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