I wanted to design some belt tips for the Barony of the Cleftlands. I designed this in Solidworks then 3D print it to use that as a positive creating my mold and sand casting. The original concept was to cast them in bronze but I was a little nervous about how well everything would flow out so
I decided to do a proof of concept with pewter. I created a high temp silicone mold and tested the concept. It's far from perfect obviously so there's going to be a bit of post-process to work with however I'm not entirely displeased. There was one air pocket that left me with a void but it was a pretty easy fix to solder. Next I epoxy filled and tada. after that I felt better about sand casting in Bronze. Again over all Iam pleased with the result.
I decided to do a proof of concept with pewter. I created a high temp silicone mold and tested the concept. It's far from perfect obviously so there's going to be a bit of post-process to work with however I'm not entirely displeased. There was one air pocket that left me with a void but it was a pretty easy fix to solder. Next I epoxy filled and tada. after that I felt better about sand casting in Bronze. Again over all Iam pleased with the result.
