Metal casting is similar to the mold casting I mentioned earlier, only instead of poring liquids that turn solid, such as plaster or rubber, you pour molten metal into the molds.
As such, the molds have to be sturdier. You can use a mold carved out of cuttlefish bones, a plaster mold (often made by crafting a wax version, then covering with plaster, then heating to melt the wax out - called the lost wax method), or sand molds.
It is not cheap - you are working with molten metal. It is fairly easy to do, at least if you don't care that much about making it perfect. Nor does it take a lot of muscle.
Mostly used for jewelry and similar items, this class trends female, especially if you are making stuff out of pewter, which is a lot easier to use than bronze. Bronze is mostly copper with a little bit of tin and/or other metals. Pewter is mostly tin with a little bit of copper and/or other metals. Bronze is much harder to re-melt and requires a much hotter flame, so it is harder to work with. If you are using pewter, make sure it is lead free if you are going to make anything that comes in contact with food.
Because it involves molten metal, this class is not for young kids. A wide range of ages take classes, some are very young artists, some are older people.
I made some nice bronze pieces back at 3rd ward, but they closed down. Brooklyn Brainery offers a pewter class that uses the cuttlefish bone method and the sand method:
http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/pewter-casting-workshop
As such, the molds have to be sturdier. You can use a mold carved out of cuttlefish bones, a plaster mold (often made by crafting a wax version, then covering with plaster, then heating to melt the wax out - called the lost wax method), or sand molds.
It is not cheap - you are working with molten metal. It is fairly easy to do, at least if you don't care that much about making it perfect. Nor does it take a lot of muscle.
Mostly used for jewelry and similar items, this class trends female, especially if you are making stuff out of pewter, which is a lot easier to use than bronze. Bronze is mostly copper with a little bit of tin and/or other metals. Pewter is mostly tin with a little bit of copper and/or other metals. Bronze is much harder to re-melt and requires a much hotter flame, so it is harder to work with. If you are using pewter, make sure it is lead free if you are going to make anything that comes in contact with food.
Because it involves molten metal, this class is not for young kids. A wide range of ages take classes, some are very young artists, some are older people.
I made some nice bronze pieces back at 3rd ward, but they closed down. Brooklyn Brainery offers a pewter class that uses the cuttlefish bone method and the sand method:
http://brooklynbrainery.com/courses/pewter-casting-workshop
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