This is the standard flow of a casting. I could be gold or silver. This demo is shown using our smaller Naycraft centrifical caster. We use this often for small casts.
| This casting starts with a carefully measured amount of 14k yellow gold casting grains. They sit ready for some heat in the Naycraft's ceramic crucible. |
| The casting grains are heated with a blowtorch. While somewhat crude, it's simple and allows our goldsmith a lot of flexibility. |
| As the heat rises, the entire crucible glows and the grains begin the melt. |
| During the melting process impurities in the gold float to the top and are stirred out with a crystal rod. |
| In just a few minutes the grains have completely melted into a glowing bubble of liquid gold. |
| With one flick of the wrist, the casting unit spins. The centripital acceleration forces the gold into the mold. |
| Only the "button" is visible in the bottom of the flask. This is the entry point for the molten gold which then spreads out into the cavities of the mold creating each piece. |
| A quick douse in cool water causes the hot mold (a type of plaster) to bubble and melt away. |
| Out of the water comes a finished "tree" of cast gold pieces. Our multi-piece jewelry is cast as idividual parts which are later laser welded or soldered together. |
| Freshly cut away from the tree, this ring will be set with diamonds or white labradorite. Baskets are welded into place in the center and stones set. |
| Examples of some of the pieces cast and finished in our factory. |
| A cast of a Nagalle LR-00371-1-2. Australian Opal inaly with diamond accents. 14k yellow gold. Spectacular. |
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