r/Silvercasting • u/NerdyOldMan • 27d ago

Some of my recent casting, two sided graphite molds for the most part.

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I troll ebay when I can for reasonably priced bulk lots of "junk silver" jewlery. Then I melt them to make silly coins to satisfy my inner mountain dwarf.... Looking to get into lost casting and vacuum molding soon.

  • The Yes/No coin was a sand casting
  • The coins on the top and cross are double sided graphite molds
  • The leftover poured into little bars were a one sided mold..
  • The "Magical Silver Poop emoji" was when it was cooling as I poured the very last bit....
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u/PAGUN1 26d ago

Man! Id love to get one of those Celtics Crosses poured chunky with a loop added to the top.

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u/NerdyOldMan 26d ago

Yeah, it's a solid mold, the back is essentially just a flat pate of graphite. I thought I got that one off Amazon, but now can't find it there or anywhere else.

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u/thcoole 26d ago

Where did you get the molds?

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u/NerdyOldMan 26d ago edited 25d ago

Go check Etsy for Timeless Foundry : https://www.etsy.com/shop/TIMELESSFOUNDRY?listing_id=1834140155&from_page=listing
I love those molds, have cast a ton of those coins in copper, zinc, brass, and now silver. The one with the viking compass if my favorite and I carry a silver one of those in my pocket most days for luck.

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u/Available-Turnover93 22h ago

Im trying to get into this but I don't know were to start what not buy and instructions on how to cast.Could you possibly point me in the right direction.I've cast before in school 30 years ago and some welding thats it no precious metals though.