Hot Metal
eBook - ePub

Hot Metal

A Complete Guide to the Metal Casting of Sculpture

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hot Metal

A Complete Guide to the Metal Casting of Sculpture

About this book

This book, in it sixth edition, has evolved over the years into a complete guide to the metalcasting of sculpture. Potratz (Ironwain) has taken his years of knowledge gained practicing and teaching his craft and is now sharing it all in this easy-to-use book. Contents include: Introduction to Metal Casting, Recommended Tools and Equipment, Safety, Pattern Making, Sprueing and Venting Wax, Intro to Molding, Melting and Pouring Metal, Chasing, and Patina of Metals. Includes a comprehensive bibliography; an appendix filled with useful conversions, charts, recipes, and cupola/cupolette furnace building specs; detailed index; and much, much, more.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgment and Author Information
  2. Chapter 1 Metal Casting: An Introduction
  3. Chapter 2 Recommended Tools and Equipment
  4. Chapter 3 A Brief History of Metalcasting
  5. Chapter 4 Safety and Right to Know
  6. Chapter 5 Pattern Making for Sculpture
  7. Chapter 6 Spruing and Venting Wax Melt-outs or Burn-outs
  8. Chapter 7 Introduction to Molding
  9. Chapter 8 Melting and Pouring Metal
  10. Chapter 9 Chasing
  11. Chapter 10 Patina of Metals
  12. Bibliography
  13. Appendix A: Molding with Silicon Caulking Compound
  14. Appendix B: Weight of Pattern to Weight of Casting
  15. Appendix C: Alkyd Oil Resin Binder and Catalyst Percentages
  16. Appendix D: Converting Cubic Inches to Sand Weight
  17. Appendix E: Sodium Silicate Binder Chart
  18. Appendix F: Patina Formulas
  19. Appendix G: Fluxing and Degassing Procedures
  20. Appendix H: Cupola
  21. Appendix I: Cupolette
  22. Appendix J: Cupola Design Information
  23. Appendix K: Iron Pour Record Sheet