Welcome to the Lost Wax Casting Activity!! I hope this will be an enjoyable and learning experience for all who participate and even for those who just want to look. A couple of early thoughts first.
1) If you haven't read the "gauge interest" thread, please do so. I think it explains what I am trying to do.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70781
2) This is in the category of advanced pen making, but if you can make a pen you should be able to do this. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you wish.
3) Due to the apparent interest, I am going to limit the number of pieces I will have cast for you to 2 maximum per person. If anyone or a small group wants to dive in head first with many pieces, you can go straight to the caster of your choice. I use Cranston Casting in Rhode Island.
4) This will not be a full fledged tutorial but should be enough to get you started. Nor is it meant to describe the whole lost wax casting process. There are plenty of books, articles, and videos out there if you are interested. Please ask questions, share experiences etc. I'm sure I will leave out something.
5) Spend a little time thinking of a design. You can even make a pen with the wax model piece to see if it's going to work. Too thin? Too thick? Make another.
Now let's get started!! Since this is a little long with a bunch of pictures, I am attaching a pdf file with the information. If this doesn't work for you, let me know and I will try to come up with a solution.
1) If you haven't read the "gauge interest" thread, please do so. I think it explains what I am trying to do.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=70781
2) This is in the category of advanced pen making, but if you can make a pen you should be able to do this. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you wish.
3) Due to the apparent interest, I am going to limit the number of pieces I will have cast for you to 2 maximum per person. If anyone or a small group wants to dive in head first with many pieces, you can go straight to the caster of your choice. I use Cranston Casting in Rhode Island.
4) This will not be a full fledged tutorial but should be enough to get you started. Nor is it meant to describe the whole lost wax casting process. There are plenty of books, articles, and videos out there if you are interested. Please ask questions, share experiences etc. I'm sure I will leave out something.
5) Spend a little time thinking of a design. You can even make a pen with the wax model piece to see if it's going to work. Too thin? Too thick? Make another.
Now let's get started!! Since this is a little long with a bunch of pictures, I am attaching a pdf file with the information. If this doesn't work for you, let me know and I will try to come up with a solution.