Casting a Unique Bronze Ring

[@magpie3974]

I have a friend who often wears a spiked choker that's made from nails through a strip of leather and impales whoever tries to hug them, I think they'd love this

[@Kinetic.44]

This is why I want to do this. You can't buy stuff like this. You can put your imagination in wax then turn the wax into metal, its amazing. I learned a lot from this video.

[@jakelevinson7802]

I’m in art student taking their first jewelry metal arch class and I really love seeing your work

[@projectk6055]

Always good to watch your videos, you could square up the bottom a little to prevent the top heavy rotation.

[@Dante_6604]

Love your channel bud, you have taught me a lot !!!

[@SestoMazzanti]

Amazing as always. Lucas. greetings from spain!

[@Mistertbones]

I remember the impala. That ring came out nice!

[@boxley]

I have been pouring bronze now for several years and have never used a vacuum to get the bronze to the finer details - just made sure that it was well sprued and gated in the traditional manner. So I would be very interested to see an experiment with and without the using the vacuum in the pour. I have been thoroughly enjoying your videos and am in the process of setting up a home foundry as I have lost access to the University foundry. I would also like to praise your castings of your original creatures.

[@JohnWilliams-vy2gw]

One thing I learned from your videos is patience during the wax shaping phase! I just want to pour pour pour!

[@joshlintula9457]

Very nice!

[@chrissilliker8633]

I click on your videos fast lol. Just about to start learning how to cast myself and super excited.

[@psylegio]

That is a fantastic ring! Very ceremonial looking. Perhaps a ring for Radagast. He had some ferrets as well I think. That dual shading worked exceptionally well I think!

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Thank you!

[@cindylundgren1924]

Another cool project! By the way, Splinter is looking pretty cute and lively!

[@FidelGuzman-i9c]

Ecselente,amigo maestro

[@GraceNoteForge]

Nicely done! 👍

[@chrissilliker8633]

Your stuff inspires me

[@masumscustoms]

Damn thats a cool project. Turned out really good

[@mevk1]

Unique and awesome! You could prevent if from moving by wedging something in there like wax. Remember girlfriend used this wedge principle to wear my larger class ring that kept if from moving )looked like sewing thread -- though this ring maybe should be displayed. Welding a second ring, like brass knuckles, would also prevent it from moving. 2nd, 3rd.. ring could be simple, or another impala, etc.

[@michaels5705]

Have you ever tried steaming the wax out so all you needed to burn out is the residue? You can even reuse the wax. As to the ring, I think your wife is right, but it was interesting to watch none-the-less. Thanks for the time and effort you gave to share it with us.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Most of the time I do steam the wax out but that big blob of wax I put on to help fight the shrinkage was cheese wax and I didn’t want it to contaminate the rest of my microcrystalline wax.

[@Gertjan1975]

Verty nice ring, well done (And i have a lot of fun in your editing😂)

[@Mistertbones]

That was a very good ring.

[@universebecomingltd]

Nice work! No, I wouldn't because it is prone to a ring avulsion event. But then again, I don't wear normal rings either for the same reason. 😋 And here's another safety tip. The big carbide burr that you used with your rotary tool. YIKES! You were using it right next to your unprotected finger! 😁 I used to do the same until one day I gouged out a big chunk of flesh right down to the bone. Up until that happened I used to think rotary tools like that were completely harmless, and they are, but not when using big burrs. Nowadays, I wear thick leather finger cots. They also help you when it gets too hot to hold from the friction of grinding and polishing.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Good advice. Thank you for that.

[@rocketman5004]

good video, but i wouldnt wear it 😅. i have an idea for a sculpture that could be interesting or bad, i dont know. make a model out of styrofoam. cover the model with wax but make it very drippy with lots of lines and drops until it looks good. melt the styrofoam chemically with gasoline or paint remover or other stuff that melts it. now you have a hollow wax sculpture to cast that has a very unique look.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

That would be an interesting idea.

[@mevk1]

may also solve the top heavy issue@@lundgrenbronzestudios

[@jskalitexnis]

Congratulations on the works you create. I would like you to give me some information about the type of plaster you use. is it plaster of paris? Or simple building plaster; every time i put the plaster mold in my kiln it cracks. and the aluminum is poured from the outside, I follow the plaster heating diagram up to 650 degrees.

[@MartreexbT19780]

Same problem I wish he could respond to your question

[@YourOwnWay]

Pretty awesome. Good luck pulling your keys out of your pocket with that on your finger :)

[@MartreexbT19780]

Nice

[@tracybowling1156]

I'm a girl so I know where your wife is coming from. But I'm not sure that's the point here. I would look at this as practice. Plus, everyone has a different taste in things. Her & I could be very wrong! Plus, I can't lie, it is a pretty cool idea.

[@lvxleather]

I was waiting for you to go to the local bar to test it out in a fight 😆

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

😆

[@juanofthekind]

Awesome

[@Germz4U]

I think that ring is dope as fuck man! I want one

[@PBRJOHN684]

I'm not a fan of bulky rings, but i like that one 👍

[@Satryn]

The Steve-O of metal working

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

That works.

[@michael-1680]

Lucas, where do you get the originals to make the silicone mold from? Like the impala; I have no idea where I would get that. Do you carve them yourself?

[@stellarmetalworks9850]

Damn Lucas, Nice job! I'd have added small vents on the horns. I have a similar vacuum set up, |What was that gasket material you had on? I use a high temp copper based gasket paste. Also- your vac pulls nicely- which one is it?

[@rocketman5004]

i think he uses normal silicone fresh out of the tube, since it works well and is cheap.

[@dcmotive]

We always used a spinner in metal class in middle school for rings and small stuff to get everything filled out. Is that practice used anymore?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

It still is. Jewelers use it a lot. I use a vacuum pull that pulls the metal into the space instead.

[@awldune]

Well, it certainly is unique! The perfect ring for a druidic cult leader, I guess?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Oh geez. I didn’t mean to make cult ring 😆

[@kipbreitmeyer8517]

The goats are coming out. However, they're on the wrong side of the crack.

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

Not sure what that means.

[@somostodospereira]

Nice job man. One question, How much cfm is your vacuum pump?

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

7 cfm is what my pump pulls now.

[@3dguy839]

My Grandmother 👵 might have worn that ring but only because she had Dementia Nice job 👏

[@deathfri]

Sooooo with how well it turned out what did ur wife say about it???

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

She still says it’s ugly.

[@mevk1]

thing is you can make her any kind of ring you choose@@lundgrenbronzestudios

[@ПавелВасильев-к4я]

7 минута 58 секунда :) Ведро лучше взять железное :) Привет из России.

[@calicamo1]

Extremely gaudy😝. But still impressive work!

[@karlbrumbeloe-r8n]

yes

[@TheOomgosh]

Just to prove your wife wrong, I would at least bid on it up to a certain amount. I don't think I would have a purpose to wear it, but I could see this being something worn at a Renaissance Fair or larping.

[@teegeboy24]

iM fIrSt gUyS

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

😆

[@JackTheAwesomeKnot]

You should listen to your wife more, that ring is horrendous 😂

[@lundgrenbronzestudios]

😂