The pour!
We poured aluminum and bronze several weeks ago. I've been busy with the last weeks of school so here it is! Finally.
For the pour we placed our empty molds in a bed of sand so that there would be less chance of splitting. It was also important that before then we made sure there were no loose pieces inside the molds that would mess up the form of the figure.
We all wore plenty of protection and looked kind of like spacemen.
The metal cools and we soak it in water til it's cold enough to remove the mold.
The pieces can be dislodged by striking the end of the piece that the metal was poured into.
Once the larger pieces of the mold have been removed the smaller pieces can be chipped off and the piece can be blasted with air to clean off any excess silica. After that the next step is to saw off the excess metal (the screw) and apply a patina or base, as the case may be.
Anyway, it's practically summer, and it's a beaaaauuutiful day!
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