Forging ingots
Feb. 20th, 2008 09:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
purpleponyartOne of the nice things about working with pure metals is that they can be remilled, unlike plated pot metals. Sterling silver, brass and bronze are ideal for melting down and pouring into molds to make ingots. After watching the huge amount of flame and co-ordination required, I'm glad this one isn't on the list of samples!
Once the ingot is made, it can be cold forged into a point with different hammers for drawing wire using the drawing machine, which looks like some medieval torture device.
Oh, and hallelujah, I finished my necklace. Just over half the class (now down to 12 students) was present, so there was plenty of torch time for everyone. Shona gave me the thumbs up, so now I can pre-polish with Palmolive and toss it in the tumbler on Saturday. Woo!
Once the ingot is made, it can be cold forged into a point with different hammers for drawing wire using the drawing machine, which looks like some medieval torture device.
Oh, and hallelujah, I finished my necklace. Just over half the class (now down to 12 students) was present, so there was plenty of torch time for everyone. Shona gave me the thumbs up, so now I can pre-polish with Palmolive and toss it in the tumbler on Saturday. Woo!
