Pro Mold Maker Reacts | Bronze Casting Takes A Team | Michael Joy

[@tobhomott]

Bronze casting, my favourite! FYI, after the dewaxing, the trip through the kiln after the shells were fired was not just to preheat them - though you are correct that they must be poured hot - but also to turn the dried slurry layers into a ceramic as well. Like firing a clay pot, sorry I don't have all the ceramics terminology mastered. Great explanation! 👍 Here in Ottawa, being the capital of Canada, we have a fair bit of public bronze art on display. Most of it is either green with age or a dark brown/black. I thought the very vibrant patina colours here looked amazing! I'm hoping they're going to live indoors and get waxed often enough to maintain the colours. Patination wizards are a whole crazy breed of their own, I have a book on silicon bronze patinas that uses "potion" as a technical term without even a hint of irony or amusement.

[@don.3s]

5:15 The first waxing might be virgin wax, i realized when they drained the oven!

[@danieldieterle5574]

I'm not in the domain of casting. But very good reaction video.

[@wyohman00]

Water is one of the few materials that expands when cooled. This creates the opposite phenomena of your explanation. You need more room without water in the container to allow it to expand without bursting the container.

[@ShapeShifters-TV]

Yes, makes sense. Were was I saying otherwise? Not sure I remember...video was made awhile ago. Appreciate your attention to details! Michael