First Cast (Part IV)

Here are a set of castings cooling on the molds.

We (Danny and I, supervised by Brian) made a total of 4 sets of castings. The first Sol was melted down and re-cast due to inferior quality. The image had a void probably caused when I paused during the pour and then added additional metal.



Here is a shell. The shells were not quite as nice as the Suns, but they are still excellent examples of our first casting.

We also poured four ingots, one of which was remelted and used on a subsequent cast.

Look for my adventures creating the green sand, a.k.a casting sand, in a future post. The mold was used four times today before putting the sand back into its storage bin. I have read that the sand can be reused for a lifetime.