Lost Wax Casting Process from START to FINISH! EVERYTHING You Need to Know to Cast Jewelry At Home

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Ай бұрын

The lost wax casting process is SO much fun to learn, but absolutely intimidating at first, especially if you are learning on your own. There isn't a ton of super in depth information on the casting process online so I made this video in the hopes of making it all a little more clear for you than it was for me when I first started researching and "doing".
There's SO much involving this process, so if I missed anything or if you have a higher level of knowledge than I do, by all means, please let us all know in the comments.
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@MetalanGrain Ай бұрын

Yet another great video! Probably the most informative casting video I’ve watched so thank you! 🤙🏼

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥹💜

@budsandblossomscakery 4 күн бұрын

You have inspired me! I'm diving in and giving it a go. You should create a course. I would definitely take it. Thanks!

@MiteraMade 4 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you SO much for your generosity, that means so much! 🥹💜 I’m so happy to have inspired you to give this a go! I hope you love it!! 🥹💜 I could see a course in my future as I get even more experience and have a little more time in my schedule. I do have an affordable subscription service on Instagram right now where I share weekly tips on casting, wax carving, polishing etc. and do a live monthly Q&A on any questions people may have 💜 maybe that could help if you’re interested 💜💜💜💜💜

@MrM2611 19 күн бұрын

using borax/flux with graphite crucibles is not reccomended. It makes the crucible degrade faster. Graphite crucibles naturally makes a oxygen deprived enviroment. Have a nice day, love all your content

@MiteraMade 18 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for that information!! I had no idea!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🫢🫢🫢

@jamessalisbury3320 Ай бұрын

I’ve been casting a while now and you have everything that I use in casting and it’s ALWAYS good to watch someone els do what I love doing.

@keithgwynn2200 Ай бұрын

I second that

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you!! It’s nice to have this community online because the odds of meeting anyone in person with similar interests are so slim in my experience 🙈 lol

@mattie_cakes 5 күн бұрын

Omg I’ve been searching for new jewelry content to watch! Loved the video and all the information you gave. Thanks for creating! ❤❤❤

@MiteraMade 4 күн бұрын

I’m so happy you found me, thank you for the kind words!! 🎉🥹

@_withlove_jewelry Ай бұрын

Another amazing video 👏👏👏aside from being beautifully shot, it’s full of such great information!! Amazing job 🫶🏼🫶🏼

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Vanessa!!! ❤

@angellanderos408 14 күн бұрын

I watched your video and will be watching again and again, i love making jewelry, thank you for your inspirational video never stop what you do.

@polosandoval Ай бұрын

You have come a long way! Thanks for sharing the process. Best wishes

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you!! No more spills or casting in the dark! 🥹🎉💜

@samuellopez-je9nw Ай бұрын

Thanks for the a-z, love the organic aesthetic of ur work and the way you approach shooting for the tube, learning as you go is very engaging. Great work, My God! how beautiful... and the jewelry is amazing too.☺

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the sweet comment! 🙏🏻🥲 I reallly do enjoy everything about this work!

@flyingcheff Ай бұрын

Great video! Fantastic close ups, really helpful to see. I love that Pepe wax pen. What a revelation!

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! The pen is pretty good! 🙊😊❤

@user-sc6ej1uj6s 25 күн бұрын

Great video! Super informative. I really want to get into this as a hobby and your videos have been the best compared to other KZfaqrs I’ve been watching. Keep up the great work!

@MiteraMade 25 күн бұрын

Thank you so so much, I really appreciate that! You will definitely fall in love with the process! 🙏🏻💜

@Archtops Ай бұрын

I remember my time casting jewelry and It was very challenging! When I was successful, it was pure joy. I’m glad to see you wearing a mask when handling the investment. Best of luck!

@jwon5614 18 күн бұрын

I learned sooooooo much from your first casting video!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉😂Thank you!!!!!!!

@MiteraMade 18 күн бұрын

“What not to do” 😂😂😂😂 thank you! 🙈☺️

@jeannettesalazar6442 Ай бұрын

Hola happy to see you. 😊

@tristajamieson 13 күн бұрын

What an amazing video 😍 you are a wonderful teacher ❤

@MiteraMade 12 күн бұрын

Thank you 🥹

@KeyushTheStuntDog Ай бұрын

Great video, so detailed and I'm envious of your casting tool setup! Get yourself a Blueair (or similar) air purifier. It has an app and tells you how bad the air is. I used it to clear the fumes from spray painting a radiator, it cleared the room in under 10 minutes from being maxed out on "polluted" when It started. Definitely recommend an air purifier, I have one for my laser engraver as well.

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the recommendations, I’m definitely going to look into them! 🙏🏻☺️ and thank you for the kind words 💜 🥹

@YoHoney1Dai 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for such a fun and informative video! I look forward to watching more. :D

@MiteraMade 19 күн бұрын

Thank you!! 💜☺️

@jeannettesalazar6442 Ай бұрын

God save Pepe Tools, we love them. I love Adriana she is our 💎 ❤😊

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you! 🥲💜🥹

@jeannettesalazar6442 Ай бұрын

Todo te quedo lindo. Felicidades 😊

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you! 💜☺️

@esliet Ай бұрын

More videos like this , like to see your routine TY

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥹

@eddie1709 21 күн бұрын

Love the video! Do you mind sharing what size flask you used for the burnout please? 🙏🏾

@abdurrahmanelghoul4988 Ай бұрын

Hi , thank you very much for sharing this video ,it was very informative i have a little question please. Is it ok to set the stones in the wax model and get it inside the furnace? Will the stones get damaged?

@daniellord-vera6987 Ай бұрын

for the heat of the flask i think you can use a laser heat reader to read the heat of the flask if your not sure.

@gundanium3126 10 сағат бұрын

hmm that calculator is nice. I have been casting pendants and have been using Polystreen sheeting...i just took the time to figure out how to convert i took the time to figure out the weight difference but i dont think people use PS for this. 😅I Learned that issue the exact same way the second time I used my Electromelt as the first time I was doing copper, so I needed that max temp.

@NitsanTute Ай бұрын

Your work is amazing! I am loving your channel so much, you really help! I just want to ask if the temperature is in celsius?

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! ☺🙏❤ The temperature of the melting furnace is in Fahrenheit and the burnout schedule for the tabletop kiln is in Celsius ❤since the kiln itself is in Celsius

@sierrahjmartinez6703 Ай бұрын

150 for a utility is amazing! Try 400 to 500 for electric to run your ac! And my house is a very small 3 bed. One story!

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Oh lord!🫢 well, I guess there’s a strong give and take to living some place that isn’t SUPER warm lol

@AleatrisMichel Ай бұрын

As always wonderful video, may I highly suggest that you put your beautiful hair up when you’re working. The bench jeweler profession is most enjoyable but at the same time extremely dangerous (high heats and fast moving tools). An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure! ! !

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you! And you’re exactly right, that would not be fun get caught in my Foredom 👀🙈😂💜

@davidbohlin2305 Ай бұрын

Been casting for a little while now and just recently started casting stones in place, which as you know needs to cool gradually and not quenched. The last couple of times I have removed the investment dry, not putting it in water first. Obviously, you need a mask while doing it this way, but I actually found it was a lot faster to clear the extra material out. Curious if you have tried it this way and what your result may be.

@uy9572 26 күн бұрын

Hi, appreciate all the info, I had a question is the temp on the 8hour schedule on Fahrenheit or Celsius?

@MiteraMade 25 күн бұрын

It’s all in Fahrenheit 💜

@user-dt3ru7pr3t 18 күн бұрын

Great Video! I noticed you switched electric furnaces, did something happen to your other one?

@MiteraMade 18 күн бұрын

I did!! Nothing happened to the other one, PepeTools kindly sent me their tilt to pour one and I genuinely enjoy it more. 💜 it heats up faster, takes up less space and I pour a lot easier without loosing heat from being overly cautious 💜

@jackgordon-manley2613 Ай бұрын

Andriana, while casting equipment is expensive, do you believe its a good idea for new jewellers to buy this fairly early on? The time savings, control on quality and experimental ability seems like it would add great value to a startup jeweller.

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Honestly, I would not recommend it just for the money investment it requires alone. If you already have the jewelry making tools you need to learn how to stone set, solder, polish etc., then why not, if you can afford it and you really want to learn! ❤ BUT, if you're like I was, literally starting from zero tools, I would wait until I had all of my basic tools and had some sales before investing that much.

@JS-ik7rn Ай бұрын

You’re able to recycle the silver for the joint for the first ring, right? So you won’t really waste it per se?

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

None of my silver goes to waste. 💜 I can mix it with my casting grain for new castings, melt it down to make new casting grain or melt it down and pour and ingot of metal and then roll it out for wire and sheet oooorr you can mail it in for recycling and money back. 💜

@RevScott Ай бұрын

How does the Smart Pickle smell compared to the vinegar/salt pickle?

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

There’s literally no smell which is AMAZING! My husband commented on that recently because he always hhhaaaated when I would turn on the pickle pot because it would make the whole room smell like vinegar, so he loves this stuff! It also gets my pieces way whiter faster than salt and vinegar

@lucaquarantini1078 Ай бұрын

is the prestige oro that much different than the optima investment?

@2-minutechristianity 20 күн бұрын

On the problem of the non-perforated flask: the air inside the design is in the way. You pour the liquid metal in, and the air has nowhere to go. That's the value of the vacuum and the perforated flask: it is sucking the air through the hot plaster to make room for the liquid metal.

@jeannettesalazar6442 Ай бұрын

Cuanto se reduce de tamano el wax cuando se hace el casting? 😊

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thankfully I don’t experience any shrinkage! 🎉🙏🏻

@sinaesmailee5780 17 күн бұрын

I am writing this message from Iran , in fact we are co_worker . I hope success in your career , Is it possible to ask , you work just on silver or gold in your other choice.

@MickTee2k Ай бұрын

It is easy to work out the additional cost to your electricity bill - take the wattage of the equipment you use and multiply that by the time you have it on, and that gives you Watt/hours. Your electricity bill will tell you how much you are paying for electricity per kWh. In the case of your furnace, it is 850W. If you run it for two hours, you will use 1700 Wh of electricity. If you are paying 30c per kWh, then you used about 50c worth of electricity.

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Thank you!!! I need people like you in my life! Lol 🙈🙏🏻

@jorgenava1726 11 күн бұрын

Me atrevo hacer un comentario, sí esta Ud usando molde de hule convencional,del que se usa en las llantas de auto,esr material sí tiene un gravado,y el molde se ahoga en petroleo x 24hs.se incha y el grabado crece asta un 500/100,entonces se le cuela parafina y tenemos una coia pero mas grande.proceso "jonapru",espero les sirva.

@vonryanthegenius Ай бұрын

This is what I’m doing, you think you could help me?

@anthonygallegos4342 Ай бұрын

Buy a graphite rod holder.

@yungbroad599 Ай бұрын

26:13 you don’t actually have to clean the silver, dirt like pen marks will just burn off over 300 Celsius, just a waste of time

@fanart7976 Ай бұрын

Your work bench is very high, that is probably why you miss pouring, mine is only 75cm high, and im 168cm tall.

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Yesss the beach height is a problem lol I fully acknowledge that. But it’s the only one I have to work with at the moment so I’ll be working on some sort of longer wider step soon to give me more height 💜

@darranknight_dzn Ай бұрын

Your setup will allow you to add a 3d printer and do digital jewellery :)

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

I think CAD and 3d printing is SUPER intriguing and seems like A LOT to learn lol. If I ever did get a 3d printer, yes I could cast resin work! If i'm honest, I am not sure I will ever go down that road but it is really really cool!

@darranknight_dzn Ай бұрын

@@MiteraMade Thats all i do, with zbrush which is more organic than cad, my cast setup is similar to yours, get your feet under the table and setup as you are, then see what the future holds.

@michaels5705 Ай бұрын

Unsubscribed: Pepetools has some great products. I pay for KZfaq to avoid commercials. You've become the official Pepetools product placement marketer. I really don't like that. Nothing personal, Adriana; I think you're great and I wish you success, but I won't see it because of how much I hate this kind of product marketing.

@jerrythebarber5634 Ай бұрын

I agree they must have sponsored her and she says there brand over and over descent video could use some editing for sure a lot of non sense just cause she’s attractive I watched it lol😅

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

PepeTools is one of the largest jewelry tools and material sellers out there. I purchased and still purchase their tools with or without them sending me tools because I read reviews like a lot of people and make my best judgement on what to buy. Yes PepeTools sent me some tool to try out; tools that I specifically researched and asked for because I have been hoping to try them out for a while. Had they not been so kind to send them over themselves, these are items I would have purchased myself. I’m grateful they sent me tools I would have already purchased myself, it saves me money to grow my business or pay bills. I would never promote a product I didn’t truly love. Which they doubled down on as well and asked me to speak truthfully about the products, which is another reason I love PepeTools. The last point, is that no one should have to work for free. This KZfaq channel takes time from my jewelry business (time that I thoroughly enjoy, but time) I need to be paid for my time in order to continue doing anything, so I can pay my bills and feed my family. So yes, you will see sponsors on my videos and those sponsors help keep me going. No one on the internet knows me, but I know me and my values and morals, and I know, I will never promote anything that I don’t like. I put a lot of work and care into my videos, so for someone to see that I got sponsored by a brand with a wonderful reputation, in my field of work, using products that also have great reviews and work well, I would hope that someone, even a stranger on the internet, would be happy for me. If that’s not you, and you’d like to unsubscribe, by all means. I only want people here that can see my heart and appreciate my time and efforts and care enough to not expect me to work for free.

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

Jerry…please don’t watch my videos for a “pretty face”. I put a lot of time and effort into my work to be diminished down to my looks…

@debterilli1978 Ай бұрын

This video was great, a lot of useful information for sure. I love Pepetools as well, and I’m happy they are giving you the opportunity to grow your business . ❤

@MiteraMade Ай бұрын

@@debterilli1978thank you so much! 💜💜💜💜

@Mass-jab-death-2025 Ай бұрын

You should consider becoming a superannuation fund manager because you always make good investments.

@LeaOverAtVatic 7 күн бұрын

Queen please wear gloves 🧤, investment is also absorbed through the skin. 😭 In fact our skin is so porous 🧽 that it only takes about 30 seconds sometimes less for anything we touch to enter our bloodstream via our skin