We’ve covered many of the outstanding projects from FrankG and now he’s gone and made us blush… He writes –
“I’ve just completed a small metal casting project based on the “Make:” Logo. I was hoping that I could send it along to you as a small token of my appreciation for the “Blog” Coverage that Makezine has provided theworkshop.ca…” – Link.
Frank, I’m sitting in a puddle in a flooded apartment, in a pile of ruined stuff – this made it all seem ok, thanks man!
6 thoughts on “HOW TO – Make a metal “MAKE:”…”
Comments are closed.
Just to toot my own horn (not as much fun as it sounds) I put up a Flickr set about making the craft: logo in sterling silver a while back.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67542194@N00/sets/72157594235880923/
And also just a pic of a keyring:
http://www.cartertools.com/ecc12.jpg
The process of design is identical to Frank’s, I used Rhino and Bobcad (cad and cam). Rather than casting for the bracelet I made a rolling mill die, and for the keyring I just milled it directly into the material.
I like those castings!
Nice casting- but it pales next to the news of your flooded home!!! OUCH!
So did you remove the foam from the sand prior to casting or just burn it out with the molten metal? I know that is done with Wax sometimes. I was just wondering how you removed the foam without upsetting the sand. Of course if you’re going to do some milling, it’s not critical they be perfect.