Casting a D-Pad Pendant in Silver

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6 жыл бұрын

This video shows the creation of a Nintendo Directional Pad Pendant from start to finish. You can find this pendant and more on www.SterlingKisses.com
Music: / nicholas-damario

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@EricZanath 2 жыл бұрын

the vacuuming out the ash 30 minutes before the actual cast has been such a help with resin castings i couldnt believe how much of a difference it makes!

@SterlingKisses 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@jb571 Жыл бұрын

I hope this practice will provide me with full castings instead of partials and porous ones

@kingferguson1 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best casting video I have seen. Thank you for posting.

@complexobjects 5 жыл бұрын

Really informative to see the process from start to finish.

@adeanecroft5337 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for putting that video together. It is great. I learned a heap from it. I'm in heaven.

@mzigliara 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, very thorough walkthrough!

@ChunkyMonkaayyy 6 жыл бұрын

Stumbled onto this video. Glad I did. You make it look so easy. 👍🏼

@SterlingKisses 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you like it.

@violetboxjewelry 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the inspiration! I made sure to give you credit for inspiring me in my last video!!! Thank you again. Love your work!

@SterlingKisses 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I watched your video and look forward to part 2!

@andrewgarcia8792 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!! Very well done. Loved how you explained each step of your process so clearly and gave us such great camera angles! More videos please, subscribed!

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Many more videos to come.

@TheEvilDiva 6 жыл бұрын

This makes me happy on so many levels! I miss being a bench jeweler.

@JustAnotherCraftsman Жыл бұрын

Beautiful level of detail! :)

@GR8SCOTT Жыл бұрын

WOW!!! That was amazing!!! 5 years late, but it's never too late for good knowledge. Sub'd and looking forward to your other content. Thanks for your efforts!!!

@steveweckel6279 4 жыл бұрын

WOW Mr. Dude...great commentary and nice work!

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, and thanks for watching!

@yenhachau8539 3 жыл бұрын

Very details! Great video

@JB-xg7io 3 жыл бұрын

excellent video, thank you for making it

@stewdeezie1212 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, you really can see the difference with this technique you use. A lot less work in finishing touches when you take all the time to do the castings so well.

@diehardsportscards868 4 жыл бұрын

Wow..they came out amazing. Ur awsome...

@ag4spot653 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Thanks for sharing

@tseirhctub 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Blows my mind how much goes into making a piece of jewelry.

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

It is quite the process! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@hellfirekunsthandwerksilbe4830 3 жыл бұрын

That is so great. I learned a very lot from this Video. Thank you so much.

@michaelgreen9866 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job !

@silverglass6635 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you anyway. I appreciate your reply. Keep up the really good work. 👍🏼

@alexihunt101 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great video!! Retro...I hope to make a Tetris inspired pendant

@SterlingKisses 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy casting!

@silverglass6635 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, well explained, steady camera, 👍🏼

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

@silverglass6635 4 жыл бұрын

Do you offer casting services?

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

@@silverglass6635 Sorry, but not at this time.

@Hskaug 5 жыл бұрын

Subscribed Love your vidoes

@samburgett7309 5 жыл бұрын

I am so amused by your coffee pot metal melter 🤣

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

lol I love my little electromelt. It's super easy to use. Makes a mighty fine pot of coffee to boot!

@dvalid 5 жыл бұрын

The most informative video I've seen so far. May I ask, what temperatures do you set on furnace for 925 silver and to what temp you cool down the oven, just before casting? Thank you!

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I melt 925 Sterling at 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The flask temperature depends on if I'm casting heaver or lighter pieces. For light/thin pieces my flask temp is 1100f. For heavier pieces I use 900f.

@MandyWoodArtist 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video love the clear instructions and no crazy music - I like being able to hear all the noises in making stuff. Can you tell me what brand of gold melting furnace you were using, it look great being able to poor directly from it into the mould. Also I make plaster of paris moulds for pouring pewter and lead into - would adding boric acid make them stronger too?

@SterlingKisses 3 жыл бұрын

The furnace I use is a Kerr automatic electro-melt. I'm not sure if boric acid would work with plaster of paris.

@rslimjoco 4 жыл бұрын

Best casting video I've seen so far. Very professional both on the process and equipment. Do mind sharing where I can get the electric kiln, oven, etc. Thanks.

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video! I get most of my equipment through Stuller or Rio Grande.

@seabeepirate Жыл бұрын

Maybe the wax on the back pushing in could have been from vacuuming out any air that was trapped behind the wax.

@BLIX5445 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of wax did you use to fill in the empty spaces I really could use a workable wax like that.

@angeleyez4569 3 жыл бұрын

You should do one like this again with diamonds

@darrellhale3880 6 жыл бұрын

Great job. Made all of the detailed steps to reach the end look easy. An observation about trying to pack wax completely around the lollipop stick at 2:38. Why not pack the entire gap in the controller puck with wax first, then press-in and pull-out the stick from the solid chunk of wax? This would help avoid hidden voids behind the stick while trying to pack wax around the stick into a small enclosed space. This may be why the LiquaCast ended up being thicker in the wax filled portion inside of the puck compared to the drilled plastic sides as seen at 7:38. When pulling the mold free, there looks to be a bit of extra rubber along the bottom where a void was probably left in the wax. An alternative to wax would be a solid fill in the back of the puck with something like epoxy or a block of plastic glued into place before drilling the hole, providing a consistent and smooth hole size throughout the length of the hole.

@heavytumulty3337 6 жыл бұрын

Darrell Hale , shut it

@SterlingKisses 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Darrel, thanks for the suggestions! The epoxy idea would have worked a lot better and I'll have to keep in in mind for the future.

@VeteranParanormal1 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome lol 😂

@sam111880 5 жыл бұрын

curious why do you need to vaccum this casting/molding resin. Usually how i thought of doing it is you uses vent and pour holes but i guess vacuuming it would be a more guaranteed way of getting all air out. But also wondering if you need to vacuum some resins more then others or if its just preference over the vent/pour hole making methods.

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

It's not required to vacuum the mixture but there is always a chance of trapped air or small bubbles forming. I use Castaldo's LiquaCast and it recommends five minuets in the vacuum. I'm sure some might require less depending on consistency.

@livelyoracles4402 6 жыл бұрын

Hello thanks for sharing the video. is it possible to use Gibbs powder for mold regards

@SterlingKisses 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what Gibbs powder is. I use cornstarch as a release agent because it burns out clean.

@VeritasEtAequitas 4 жыл бұрын

What would the cost of equipment be for this?

@bluefernlove 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought of making a two part investment mold that you could reuse? I've often thought about improving this process, it seems a bit wasteful sometimes.

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

It might work with some designs, but typically you wouldn't be able to remove the cast piece without destroying the investment.

@jb571 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your video. Thank you for this information. I will test these techniques out with my next casting. I have a couple of questions if you don’t mind. What type of resin was used? What is the box that you set your flask into? Is that better than using the casting chamber on the machine? How does the airflow with a small fish tank bubbler work? I’m a little confused Lastly, what did you use to vacuum the ash before casting? Thanks for your time and hope to hear from you soon 😊

@SterlingKisses Жыл бұрын

I believe the resin seen in this video was SuperWax by Asiga. There are much better castable resins now that are easier to burn out and don't leave ash residue, so no need for the vents or to vacuum (I used an old vacuum pump to do this). The box is just an alternative to using the chamber. My chamber was broken at the time. It was simply branded "casting block 2.0" and I don't think it's sold anymore. The fish bubbler will allow more airflow through the kiln which should help with combustion. There is air being pumped out from both tubes into the kiln. They are directed to blow in at the floor of the kiln. If you need to modify your kiln for this, make sure you are not drilling into the heating coils.

@sambora.jewelry 5 жыл бұрын

very very informative! Thank you! What burnout cycle do you use for reg. wax and resin? thank you

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, I use the same burnout cycle for both wax and resin. This is my burnout schedule: Ramp 1465 to 300f. Hold 1 hour. Ramp 540 to 900f. hold 1 hour. Ramp 540 to 1382f. Hold 2h. Then full ramp down to casting temperature (1100f for light silver pieces). Hold for 1 hour then cast .

@sambora.jewelry 5 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses thank you. One more question. What crucible do you use in your melting furnace? I have 60 oz crucible in mine and I need to cast only about 30 gramms of silver. Will it work? or it won't work? thank you

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

@@sambora.jewelry My crucible is only a 30oz. I think you will be fine with 30 grams.

@Brisbane_Balki 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Good video. Can I ask few things. Where did you buy the small kiln. Where to get more info on boric acid use. Will start my hobby soon and collecting all info Thx Bk, Australia

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

I got the kiln from a local jeweler supply shop. You could check Rio Grande, eBay or Craigslist. As for boric acid, I add 1% of the investment weight in boric acid. Good luck!

@kennedy67951 3 жыл бұрын

Man you could've carved all that out of wax and wouldn't of had to destroy your controlor. That was a waste. A simple sculpting job. Thanks for the upload.

@paulchevrier9961 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video, and excellent work. I'm brand new to jewelry making. I'm working on making a very simple cast pewter pendant. Because of the low melting temperature of pewter, I'm using a mold made from MDF board. My castings are coming out good, im using a rotary tool to sand the rough edges and to sand the faces of the pendant. But this is labour intensive. Would a rotary tumbler work to clean/finish the pendant? I'm not looking for a mirror finish. I'm looking for a more rough satin finish. I really liked the way your pieces came out of the tumbler. I would be very satisfied with that finish. What kind of tumbler and what kind of medium did you use? Would this work with pewter? Or is pewter too soft of a metal? Thank you.

@SterlingKisses Жыл бұрын

Hey thank you. I use a magnetic tumbler with steel pins. That might be too aggressive for pewter. Perhaps a vibratory tumbler with a light abrasive would work. I hope to do some pewter casting in the near future and will let you know how it holds up in the magnetic tumbler.

@paulchevrier9961 Жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses Thank you. From Ontario Canada

@TheAnkhLord 5 жыл бұрын

Do you not use a wetting compound(Jet Dry) before you fill pour your investment to help prevent bubbles? Or is that technique when using investment with rubber molds?

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

No, I usually don't have trouble with bubbles thanks to the vacuum pump, so i don't use any de-bubbling agent.

@GeorgeMichaelArt 6 жыл бұрын

Quick question for you, I just bought a metal melter and I'm looking to do casting on bronze brass, silver etc. I was wondering what is a good amount to melt in ounces especially with silver for a good flow and also I know how much to have handy in the shop without killing the bank.

@nicholasdamario446 6 жыл бұрын

It really depends on what the final weight of the sprue tree is. I only fill the crucible with as much metal as I'll need. Search for "Wax Calculator from Dendritics" and use that to help you figure out how much metal you'll need. Then add about 20 grams to that for the button weight.

@GeorgeMichaelArt 6 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Damario so you only melt what you need, thank you!

@BlueLineofthesky 4 жыл бұрын

This is a very nice work. Thanks for sharing. I never saw a metal block on a vacuum casting machine. May I ask you what you use to seal the flask on the block? What is between them? Thank you.

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

There is a heat resistant gasket between the block and the flask. Thanks for watching!

@BlueLineofthesky 4 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses Thank you. I have one from Rio but I think I need a gasket that can sustain a higher temperature. This is why I asked you.

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

@@BlueLineofthesky Search Stuller for a "Flask Seal". They say it's a replacement part for the Vac-U-Cast Junior and Vac-U-Cast Master, if you need to look elsewhere for it. I usually cast light stuff at 1100 and it starts to smoke and deteriorate at that temp, but still holds up for a lot of sessions.

@BlueLineofthesky 4 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses Thank you for all info. I was afraid that at high temperatures those fumes from the silicon gasket can be harmful. I will look at their site Thank you.

@jonatasguedes9050 5 жыл бұрын

How many boric acid you use?

@toolzshed 4 жыл бұрын

cool!

@user-sm8nr4oo2g 3 жыл бұрын

HELLOW .. I MELT MY STERLING SILVER 940 C TEMRETURE BUT IT ALWAYS BE YELLOW COLOR >> HOW CAN I SOLVE THIS ? THANK YOU

@williamalmeida9999 4 жыл бұрын

hola ,me encanto su video,me pregunto esos tubos de cobre que colocas en la parte frontal del horno,para que son?

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

The tubes supply airflow into my kiln. They are connected to a small fish tank bubbler.

@mostek27 4 жыл бұрын

Hello sir. I have to say that i like your videos, thanks a lot for this great job You are doing. I have a question. I am trying to do this as well but I have problems with my investment breaking of sometimes from botom or even sides of casting flask. Does that ever happen to You? Thanks a lot :) best regards

@cardguys Жыл бұрын

You need a maker's mark

@SterlingKisses Жыл бұрын

I love that idea.

@PWNHUB 2 жыл бұрын

Also could've been impossible to fully clean an original D-pad lol

@SilverWatcher. 5 жыл бұрын

Is this 999 or 925 either way super fing cool.

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

It is cast in 925. Thanks!

@ponmahal7030 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Sterling Kisses, where did you got the machines? Can you send me a link to that page? That will be very helpful for me.

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I get most of my equipment through Stuller or Riogrande.

@andreabianchi3009 5 жыл бұрын

Can i ask you at what temperature you pre-heat the mold? i'm having issues when casting bronze into my cilinder. Thanks!

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

For large pieces I let the flask sit at 900 degrees F for 1 hour before casting. For fine pieces I use 1100 F. I use those temps for casting silver and brass.

@andreabianchi3009 5 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses Thank you very much for your answer!

@johnlee379 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks What temperature for sterling silver did you set on the furnace?

@SterlingKisses 3 жыл бұрын

1800f

@johnlee379 3 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses Thank you. I learned a lot from your video.

@carianin5293 5 жыл бұрын

Takes a ton of time and a great set up to do this type of casting. Could I get you to cast a ring for me? lol

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but I'm not taking custom orders right now. Feel free to contact me through my website, sterlingkisses.com and we could discuss a future piece for you.

@MrDutchman100 2 жыл бұрын

Nice fix on that wax pen little jumper cable. Lol

@SterlingKisses 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks lol. I got tired of it running out of batteries so it's hooked up to the plating rectifier

@jonatasguedes9050 5 жыл бұрын

What is the name the product you mix with investment because of helping resin in burnout process?

@SterlingKisses 5 жыл бұрын

It's just boric acid. I add 1% of investment weight.

@jonatasguedes9050 5 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses cant wait for your vídeo about tips N tricks about resin cast

@charliechazworth 3 жыл бұрын

Do you do this as a hobby, a side hustle... or professionally?

@SterlingKisses 3 жыл бұрын

Yes :)

@GeorgeMichaelArt 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, is your steam cleaner an espresso machine? ;)

@SterlingKisses 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, I need something to keep me going on those long days at the shop! Thanks for the comment!

@GeorgeMichaelArt 6 жыл бұрын

And thank you, I never thought of going from 2 part casting to to wax to metal casting, I was thinking of getting a small furnace like yours for using metal paste to do organic shapes but your method just opened so many more possibilities and I already have a vacuum pot and 2 pressure pots. Time to start using them!

@slowd1066 6 жыл бұрын

what type of wax? thanks!

@SterlingKisses 6 жыл бұрын

I use Freeman Turquoise Blue Injection Flake Wax

@drigodegatodrigo825 Жыл бұрын

How do you calculate how much silver need

@SterlingKisses Жыл бұрын

I use an online calculator. dendritics wax calculator.

@brightnovastar 3 жыл бұрын

What tumbler media do you use?

@SterlingKisses 3 жыл бұрын

Stainless steel pins .3mm with a burnishing compound called shinebrite.

@brightnovastar 3 жыл бұрын

Sterling Kisses thank you.... your videos are amazing.

@skopilianos 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, i saw you posted your burn out cycle below. But I'm not sure if I'm missing something? Ramp 1540 to 300F?

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

It doesn't really matter how quickly your kiln ramps to 300. Just make sure your kiln is preheated to 300f before putting the flask in.

@skopilianos 4 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses ah it was a speed! Just out of interest, what does it mean? And also the boric acid. You add 1% of the investment mass. Is this just extra? Say you do 38/100 grams investment to water and do 600g powder. You add 6g boric? So do you add 1% less investment or add extra water to compensate for the extra boric acid, or no. Just 1% boric acid is added as simple as that.

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

@@skopilianos The ramp speed is just how quickly you want your kiln to get to temperature. You just add the extra boric acid. Don't compensate for anything. Simple as that.

@skopilianos 4 жыл бұрын

@@SterlingKisses sorry, i understand what ramp is. But what does 1540 mean as a ramp speed ? 15 degrees per 40 mins?

@SterlingKisses 4 жыл бұрын

@@skopilianos My kiln ramps by the hour so about 25 degrees per min to reach 1540. But the kiln will stop ramping once it reaches the desired temperature, and will hold it there (in this case, 300f). Since its the first step in the burnout cycle I could simply do a full ramp up to 300f but my kiln overshoots 300 and would get too hot. Ramping at 1540f gets my kiln to 300f in 12 minutes.