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I’m in Sacramento and I want to learn how to cast objects. Also whats that type of thing called? Is it just called metal casting? I cant find any classes online called this so there must be some name for casting metal.
Southpaw- that would’ve been great but its a long way from Sacramento, CA to Ireland! Anything closer?

Source of silver? Plaster possible as a mold? How to heat silver?

There is this necklace that I wear all the time and its of a heart and key. I wear it everyday and it’s starting to discolor and get old. I want to have a jewelery maker to make a mold of the necklace and cast it in silver. I live in Massachusetts… Where would I get that done?

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Casting jewelry is a process called centrifugal jewelry casting, beginning with a wax pattern, which is placed inside plaster, melted out of the mold to form a cavity and then the mold is filled with the gold to form a piece of jewelry. See the jewelry casting process with a demonstration from a bench jeweler and gemologist in this free video on jewelry. Expert: Chuck Koehler Contact: www.chuckkoehler.com/Services.htm Bio: Chuck Koeler is a bench jeweler and gemologist in Nashville, Tenn. Filmmaker: Dimitri labarge

Welding cast iron calls for some special procedure. Welding cast iron is a challenging task and there can be no two opinions about that. Cast iron, unlike most other steels, has much greater carbon content at 2 to 4 percent. This causes most cast iron to be brittle making it difficult to weld. If the following procedure is followed, cast iron can be welded with relative ease:

Use either cooling or heating while welding cast iron as it is important to keep cast iron out of the 150- to 500-degree F range. Preheating is widely preferred, but there are times when cooling are also done. But stick to either cooling or heating and do not attempt to change in the middle of a weld.

Though preheating the cast iron part should suffice, it is preferable to preheat the entire casting slowly and uniformly in the 500- to 1,200-degree Frange. Be very careful to heat within the stated range as overheating may cause cast iron to crack. The casting should get hot just to the extent you can to touch it comfortably with your bare hand. If need be, make short welds intermittently to avoid overheating.

Occurrences of small cracks when welding cast iron, is inevitable. You can apply some sealing compound to prevent leakages. If there are major cracks you must repair with studding. Studding is a complex process calling for a lot of skills. The first step is to drill and tap holes on the surface that has beveled. The next step is to put in steel studs and the studs should come out 5 to 6 mm above the surface and the studs should then be welded to remain in place.

Preheated welding can be easily done – particularly for small and manageable objects. While welding the cast iron without preheating, it is extremely essential the operator has good control over the welding gun and make the welds as small as possible.

Welding cast iron with an arc welder calls for different procedure. As a matter of fact, persons capable of welding cast iron with arc welder are few in number and there is a great demand for such skilled persons.

You may have to either purchase or hire a SMAW (shielded metal arc welding or stick electrode) welder depending how often you do cast iron welding with arc welder. Plug your welder into a 220V outlet and then plug in your ground cord and welder electrode holder cord into the welder. Please know that to weld cast iron, you need a special electrode. You may buy a 770 stick electrode to weld cast iron.

First of all, clean the surface area to be welded with a wire brush. Clamp the grounding clamp cord from the welder onto the piece of cast iron that has to be welded. Thereafter, place an electrode into the welder electrode holder and position the electrode near where the weld has to begin.

Continue to tap the electrode on the cast iron till an arc is created and begin to weave the electrode stick from side to side. Make it a point to keep the arc slightly away from the piece of steel you are welding. Wait for a few minutes for the weld to cool off gradually. Use the welding hammer to chip off the slag from the top of the weld.

                   Cast iron garden edging is a great and durable method to create a border for your garden or lawn. Depending on the style of edging you prefer, garden hardware can be very simple, whimsical or extremely ornate. Although garden edging is available in a variety of materials including plastic, stone or brick and various metals, cast iron is a strong and low maintenance solution.

            Garden edging hardware is important for both the aesthetic qualities it provides (creating a “finished” look for your garden) and for defining borders for other lawn maintenance. Edging can protect your garden from being mowed over and prevent mulch from spilling out of your garden and grass from coming in. Depending on the type of edging you install you can have either a well defined traditional border or a more decorative design.

            Garden edging is produced today – allowing you to easily incorporate it into any small or large garden. It is available in several finishes that coordinate well with outdoor themes and can blend in with your current motif. Cast iron garden edging offers the added bonus of durability against normal wear and tear that other materials (such as plastic) cannot offer. By installing garden edging rather than methods such as digging a trench to define a garden border, you can add new and interesting designs while protecting your flowers, vegetables of fruits. Other great outdoor and garden ideas include pots and planters, decorative weathervanes and cast iron plant stands to display smaller, potted plant varieties.

             Cast iron garden edging is readily available online as well as in many outdoor and gardening magazines. Search for cast iron construction and be sure to ask questions. When you incorporate edging into your garden you can be sure your garden will reflect your unique personality and protect it from harm. These garden edges can be found online at LookInTheAttic & Company and they offer free assistance and help.

“O you foolish Galatians, you who saw Jesus Christ the crucified so plainly, who has been casting a spell over you?” (Galatians 3:1) These haunting words of the Apostle Paul find application not only with these Galatians, but to people of every generation—even to us in this postmodern world currently entranced by countless mystifying spells of mythological fables.

So what was this Spell? What was Paul’s message to these Galatians entranced by its influence? What do we discern as the Bible speaks to us through Inductive Bible Study regarding its application in our lives today? At Paul’s Primers Online Ministry we answer such questions every day in our ten minute daily Christian Podcasts. Sign Up today, and as a listening member you will have the powerful experience of walking daily in His word, enhancing and strengthening your Christ-like faith with ease and modern day convenience.

For now, let’s begin this written study by noting how Paul felt it necessary to remind these Galatians that indeed, he truly was the thirteenth apostle, equal to the other twelve in every way; how he and the other twelve were in perfect agreement regarding their gospel message. Remember, Paul had established the churches of South Galatia on his first missionary journey, and the churches of North Galatia on his second missionary journey, so these were folks with whom he was well acquainted. Thus his dismay that they would so easily be led astray by false apostles, those who came in after him—casting their evil spell by preaching a different Jesus. This is why he opens his letter to them with a reminder of who he truly was, to call them to remembrance of how they first came to faith, and the signs and wonders worked through him as evidence of the truth of his gospel.

Early on in his letter to these Galatians, Paul also makes a high level mention of the true gospel and its connection to the end of time. Why? Because he was concerned that these beloved Galatians, believers who had come to faith by his very preaching, would not make it safely to the coming catastrophic end of that Old Covenant Age. This mention of the end, of course, is also applicable to our day. Not in form, for the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple could happen only once; but in essence, for the end of our earthly existence and the destruction of our bodily temple will most assuredly come upon each one of us. So we, like these Galatians, will meet our Maker, and our only valid claim to salvation will be through Grace by faith in Jesus Christ. Only that Grace preached by Jesus Christ Himself, His hand-picked Apostles, and recorded for us in the beautiful writings of the early church fathers will be sufficient for our salvation.

So what was the “spell” Paul was referring to in chapter three? Simply put, it was the faulty teachings of false apostles. The spell thus cast had these Galatians leaving that “Ancient Christian Truth” that first beckoned them to an authentic faith in the Lord. They were being drawn away from the liberty of Jesus Christ through faith alone and back into a pharisaical anti-Christ religiosity. They were being drawn away from the truth of a New Testament Israel made up solely of believers, and back into a religiosity based on physical seedlines and earthly paradises. They were already falling for new doctrines to replace the “Ancient Christian Truth” preached directly from the mouths of the Apostles. And O’ how Paul sought to call them back—even as he seeks to call all men back, from every generation, to that Ancient Christian Truth once delivered to the saints.  

Consider our world today. What “spell” have we come under. . .  that somehow denominationalism means more than brotherhood in Christ? What “spell” have we come under. . .  that somehow the simple truth of being chosen is no longer connected solely to one’s belief, or lack thereof, in the deity of Jesus Christ? How many new doctrines of men, in truth nothing more than fables and mythologies, must we of this generation fall prey to regarding the end of time? When will we return to that faith that once beckoned us to the Master—can you not hear the sound of the trumpet calling us home through the words of the Apostle Paul?

Now, the application of lessons learned from Paul’s letter to the Galatians for our world today is simple; it is the same in essence as it was for the Galatians of Paul’s day. First, we must return to the Ancient Christian Truth of Jesus Christ and His Apostles, as made evident for us through the writings of the early church fathers—this is the only means to obtain a truly authentic faith. Second, we must obey this truth and reinstitute that brotherhood of believers founded upon faith in Jesus Christ alone. And third, we must walk away from modern day fables and mythologies and return to the sound doctrine of the early church, especially in regard to the dominion mandate and the end times. As Saint Augustine (354–430 AD) wrote: “The advice, Brethren, which ye have just heard Scripture give, when it tells us to watch for the last day, every one should think of as concerning his own last day … Let no one then search out for the last Day, when it is to be; but let us watch all by our good lives, lest the last day of any one of us find us unprepared.”

We will continue our readings in Galatians and make them available to our Online Ministry members through our Christian Podcasts, always allowing the text itself to speak to us by following the three basic rules of Inductive Bible Study: Rule 1) Observation, that is, noting the who, what, when and where of the text; Rule 2) Interpretation, that is, noting the how and why of the text; and Rule 3) Application, that is, noting the application of the text in our daily walk with the Master.

As we proceed, the Ancient Christian Truths once delivered to the saints will return us more and more to an authentic Christian faith that provides a truly relevant Heaven View, and subsequent relevant Worldview, by which we can truly live in the power of the heroic greatness of that mighty warrior Jesus Christ. Only this Ancient Christian Truth leads to authentic Christ-like faith with a Heaven View so powerfully victorious that the Christian’s Worldview can be nothing but overwhelmingly triumphant. In the end, all else is but sinking sand.

Ground floor concrete slabs are laid on natural ground levels. This are are normally cast after completion of the foundation works. There is a difference between them and basement floors. Basements are done below ground level and they are formed above. They can be used in houses, garden sheds and outdoor houses. When casting them the level should be reduced by about two hundred millimeters. This ensures the top vegetable soil is excavated and removed.

Ground floor concrete slabs are solid and not suspended like storeys above this level. Preparation starts after the foundations and walls are finished. The sides of the walls are the back filled internally and externally. After this, the ground is leveled and compacted to receive the hardcore base. This hardcore is average three hundred millimeters in depth. Proper compaction and consolidation is done. This is the base for concrete that is formed.

After the ground floor slab hardcore is compacted and leveled, blinding is then put. The blinding can be of quarry dust, lose chipping, sand or murram. Anti termite treatment is then sprayed on this surfaces. Formwork for the concrete is then fixed to edges of the foundation wall. This is the concrete thickness. The thickness of concrete is one hounded to one hundred and fifty milliners. The height from stripped level is three hundred millimeters.

On ground floor concrete, damp proof membranes are laid after blinding. A sheet of one thousand gauge diothene sheet is used for this. Next mesh reinforcement is laid above the sheet. After this concrete is mixed and poured on top. Leveling is done with the formwork height. Mixes for concrete are one part cement, two parts sand and four parts ballast. After casting the concrete is watered for atleast seven days for curing. Walling can then proceed.

Sculpting has been with us for centuries now and has become a vital part of the art industry. It’s also a part of man’s history. We stand and like these remarkable creations without knowing the hard work that has been put in each piece.

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Anything that has been carved, molded and bent to form a certain object is considered a sculpture. So that the chairs, figurines, tiny vehicles that we have shown on our room are all sculptures. But sculpting is not only limited to creating human and animal statues, in truth there are a few kinds of sculptures.

- jewelery

- statue

- stacked art : a group of things or objects that are stacked together to form an art.

- architectural sculpture

- kinetic sculptures : this kind involves some physical motion like fountains. Most people don’t recognize fountains as sculptures but today you know.

The commonest materials that are used to create sculptures are stone, metal and wood. Along with these materials also involves different techniques in sculpting. The different strategies are carving stone or wood, bronze sculpture and casting.

No matter what kind of sculpture it is, each art work is the end-result of creativity and tough work by artists that truly astonishes lots of folks.

Now, folks don’t just look at a piece of sculpture as something that is less-interesting. Now, they ask more on who made it and how is it made and people becoming interested makes artists need to create more.

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