Bronzing a Tiger Lilly

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

Haven't seen anything from you in a while. Hope everything is OK, and you're just out there living your best life, making bronze casting great again. Be well.

[@Nickscreativestuff]

Possibly somebody else taking a well-deserved break from the never ending creative demands of a productive KZbin channel … N

[@ToadyGTAG]

The petals still look really cool, it's like it's weathered looking

[@au2075]

Your videos are genuinely inspirational - the amount of detail you're able to capture is astonishing. Thank you for sharing your projects with us all.

[@mevk1]

Happy Holidays Hoser! ❤

[@pllagunos]

Your channel is amazing, thank you for posting this. You've actually inspired me to try lost wax casting.

[@bacon_sammich2845]

I love your channel, please keep making such excellent content!

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Thank you?

[@tracybowling1156]

It looks so fun to paint a flower. Was it? Or were you dreading it failing the whole time? My fav flower was a Tiger Lily when I was young. They grow all over Virginia. And orange is my fav color. I love your casting. It's so beautiful!!!

[@hj-clone]

very nicely put together as always. doing something you know might fail and keeping the result is far better than not doing it because it might not be perfect. Moving is painful, but how many lost things did you find? What is next? And what was the mystery casting from a previous video? I forgot to read those comments. Happy Thanksgiving from Calif!

[@cindylundgren1924]

Very Nice! I really enjoy your videos!

[@NahNoThankYou]

Epic stuff. Keep it up 🧡

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

2:45 - Just in case it failed, plan B was a Devo hat. Smart.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

😆

[@earljtharp]

Amazing !

[@noviceartisan]

I feel you should really be adding some sprues to the tips of the petals, leading back upwards towards the button (they don't need to be connected to the base. This will give the air somewhere to go, and help the flow of the metal through a thin broad piece flow much smoother, rather than trapping lots and it solidifying the thin section whilst waiting for the vacuum to suck it out. That shouldn't be an issue given you've already lightly waxed them, so will stick easily :) Keep up the awesome vids dude! you remain the #1 channel i recommend to people when they ask about the shit i do much more poorly :)

[@noviceartisan]

At least that's how it work when i've done big things with lots of bits sticking out, they've failed unles i've given the air somewhere else to go, it does work for me and i strongly believe the same principal is at work with this delicate lilly :)

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

That would probably help.

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

Question for the artist/smith. Is there an avenue to order/purchase a piece from you? I kinda fancy those bronze swords. I know such meticulously hand-crafted items are actually worth quite a lot. I just don't know what " a lot" constitutes and whether or not such a thing would even be in my realistic price-range.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

To be honest I really don’t sell that kind of stuff. I just make it for the videos. Some day I will produce some things to sell.

[@Lammedreng]

Great job👍 How about a gold fish cast of Nordic gold, would be interesting😊

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

That would be but Nordic gold doesn’t cast as well.

[@henrikstenlund5385]

A challenging job well done. What is the clear coat you are using? I have been trying to find some

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I use protecta clear.

[@henrikstenlund5385]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Thanks. I try to locate it

[@CarvingFusion]

I have been subbed for a few weeks now and I like bow you really challange yourself, I do plan on getting into this bronzing in the future to bronze some of my carvings. Maybe we could do a collaboration if u would like, I could do a good carving and send it to u and u do ur thing? Keep up the good work

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I haven’t had much time to do collaboration work. I’ve been sticking to my own projects just to keep things easier. I did one collab and it was surprisingly stressful.

[@CarvingFusion]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios totally get it and keep up the great work then

[@meitsme11203]

Hello! I had a question for you. When you say you keep the flask around 1200 degrees, do you mean Celsius or Fahrenheit? Also what temperature do you usually use for something less thin than the tiger lily? Thank you for any help!

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Yes it’s in Fahrenheit. I normally have the flask around 900-1000F.

[@rogervanderijt]

where are you going? im looking from france and love what you do! something else more "important"?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Still in the states just a different location.

[@michael-1680]

Lucas, Lucas - you really should have cast this in gold, not bronze. Then everyone could have honestly said that you were just gilding the lily... ;-)

[@bivimols8623]

Hello I am from Kerala, India. Can we cast something without vacuum chamber because we are interested to know how we can cast well without vacuum chamber.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Yes you can. A higher riser or length of spru wax can give it more hydrostatic pressure to help force the metal in. But also adding vents to any place that air can get trapped will be a good solution.

[@CooperScooper09]

Can you make a video on how the stalagmites are doing on your basement model

[@RonR2]

Hi, I'm just curious, do you do a 12 hour burnout cycle? Or do you shorten it?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

It’s not quite 12 hours but it’s close.

[@RonR2]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Thanks for responding, your works is epic as always 👌.

[@michael-1680]

Hi, Lucas! What have you been up to, lately? Something interesting, I hope. Let us know!

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I moved and have not had the best shop to work out of. I do have a few videos ready to release though. And I also started another KZbin channel called “the glacial gold Hunter”. I’ve been doing a lot with that lately too.

[@michael-1680]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Oh, that's a shame. Well, maybe things will get easier after the weather warms up. You've got me interested in doing bronze now. I only did one trial piece as an experiment, a small medallion, but it came out well. I'm using centrifugal casting, as I don't have an appropriate furnace yet for doing vacuum. I'll check out your other channel!

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

@ centrifugal casting does a good job. It’s hard to do big pieces though.

[@michael-1680]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Agreed. I mostly like it for the amount of control I get over how much pressure is pushing the metal into the mold. I can reproduce the very finest details and thinnest sections. But the machine I have is just made for jewelry and similar-sized things, up to about 2 inches in diameter or so. I have been collecting the materials to build a bigger version, with an arm about 4 feet long, that should be able to do things up to 8-10 inches in diameter. But now you've got me interested in trying vacuum casting. Only I don't know of any place to get a vacuum pump of adequate capacity. So maybe I should try a vacuum reservoir tank?

[@waliza001]

why is the wax so black? wax+ soot?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

No it’s just dark brown. That’s just the color of the wax.

[@waliza001]

​@@lundgrenbronzestudios Maybe it's been used many times. I add some soot to natural wax. Less shrinkage and better to work with

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

@@waliza001 no it’s just brown wax. It comes that way new from the factory.

[@boxley]

What is the reading of your vacuum gauge when you pour? And do you start the vacuum st the same time you place the investment?

[@boxley]

I thoroughly enjoy your channel! keep it up snd good luck with your move.

[@mevk1]

Knew the pedals would not be thick enough, especially without vents/sprues. Like you said a little more wax buildup/vents and she'd of been golden. Why so many little balls on surface everywhere? Good luck on your move.

[@noviceartisan]

those little balls are trapped air bubbles, because he's not yet made a vacuum chamber big enough to degas those insanely huge flasks with. He'll need to not only make a semi decent one from something like thick acrylic and seal it, but also pay for quite an expensive pump to suck the air out fast enough to make it effective. Things like that aren't cheap, or easy to make. Given how easy it is to remove a few bubbles from most surfaces, I think not doing it is acceptable most the time.

[@tracybowling1156]

Are you okay? We haven't seen you in a while. Just wanted to check on you.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

I moved and it’s been a process getting a work shop in order. I’ll be back.

[@mevk1]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Glad to hear "I'll be back"!

[@rocketman5004]

Came here to ask the same thing. glad everything is ok. i hope there will be new videos soon

[@jackfntwist]

I hope you're ok bro. Haven't seen a video in a while.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Having a bit of trouble getting a new shop set up.

[@jackfntwist]

@@lundgrenbronzestudios Oh, awesome! Take it slow. Looking forward to seeing it when you're done.

[@jackfntwist]

p.s. Keep us posted. Maybe we can help with our genius ideas. lol.

[@Tužni-c4i]

You killed him! Terribly.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

The flower?

[@maximiliankrestovskiy2301]

👏👏👏👏👍