Friday, July 1, 2022

Metal casting in cuttlefish bone and DIY fishing weight

 



















Tools and materials I propose:

Lead shot balls

Lathe

Wood turning tools set

Chuck kit

Tormek T8 Sharpening System

Tormek Woodturner’s Kit


In this video I demonstrate a pretty ancient jewellery technique used to cast metal. 


I heard about this technique from the jeweller Mr. Stelios Fotakopoylos. You can check his channel here.


I begun by cutting the bone in half. 


Then I used a sanding block to flatten one side of each piece. 


I used two screws as registration marks. 


Next I turned a wooden fishing weight model on my lathe. 


The bone is pretty soft. You can gently press anything into it to make your mold. 


I pressed my model and my registration screws in one side and then pressed the other bone on top. 


I then used a knife to carve the funnel and a few air release tubes. 


I then removed the model and clamped the two sides of the mold.


I melted some lead balls and casted it into the mold.


It worked really nicely. But that was it. See you soon with a new project video. 



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