X-Plore Designs Sculpture Foundry

 

 

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Pouring bronze into heated ceramic shells

 

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Geodesic pre-heat furnace is hoisted up. Ceramic shells are ready for pour after heating to about 2000 degrees F.

 

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The crucible is removed from the furnace when bronze is heated to about 2100 degrees F. Next we lift the pre-heat furnace to pour molten bronze into red-hot ceramic shells.

 

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Melting bronze and using a pyrometer to check temperature.

 

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Pouring bronze