I spent Wednesday of last week trying to fill in the errant cut-outs I had made in the two fubar’ed rings. I was mostly successful although there are a few spots that gave me a strong impulse to start throwing things at other things….not a good thing. My Rio order came around lunch time. Since I wasn’t sure when my parents were getting here, I stuck around the shop. I spent part of the afternoon trying out the polishing pins that I ordered. They work pretty well. I decided to see how sticking them in the collet directly would work…..turns out they have a special, purpose built collet for a reason. Sharpening them is kind of a chore and it is required frequently, but I guess that comes with the territory. The shells I cast are looking better. They are all plagued by silver bubbles that defied the de-bubble-izer. That is very annoying. I shall have to be more careful next time.
I have learned MUCH from this little episode. Getting the waxes right before casting is probably the most significant lesson. I must do better about that the next go around no matter how long it takes. It takes INFINITLEY longer to correct a mistake in metal than it does in wax…..word to the wise…..
I am posting 3 time today because I have so many pictures that I want to share and it seems a little wrong to put them all in one post……