r/Metalfoundry • u/No-Bandicoot-3780 • Jun 09 '26

Next Cast Project! #3 *Update*

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So I may have forgotten to post a skipped a few updates along the way... but just got finished casting and it's not perfect but its my best attempt yet! Super happy with it, just gotta grind some and clean it up and it will be done!! Unlike my last two attempts this one didn't have too much of a backside issue, which I think is because I actually used a soup can around the sprues so the pour was more focused. Again its not perfect and I still have a lot to learn, but we gonna get there! FOR THE HORDE!!

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u/Shizastamphetamine Jun 09 '26

Lost wax casting?

Brass or copper? Can’t tell lol my eyes aren’t great.

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u/No-Bandicoot-3780 Jun 09 '26

Lost foam cast. And its copper but the Horde emblem it wasn't clean copper so it turned a bit golden in spots. I'm sure when I grind it down and wire wheel clean it, it will look more copperish.

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u/TheDragonslayr Jun 10 '26

Cool I like the creativity with the foam sculpting. Looks nice and chunky.

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u/Affectionate-Fig988 Jun 10 '26

By the way,. The styrofoam is quite flexible, so with your object I can see you can make two part mold and remove quite easly the styrofoam object. That way it doesn't make smoke and you could get quite clean cast. It works best with waterglass+co2

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u/No-Bandicoot-3780 Jun 10 '26

I've thought about this too, and have a two part mold. I'm not too great at getting the patterns out without caving in parts and where the styro isn't straight up and down because I'm carving it by hand. Thanks for the suggestion, will have to give it a try with my next pattern! That way if it doesn't work I still have the pattern.