One Ounce Nugget

[chlsbrns]

I cast the one oz nugget shown below from some of my fines. It's my first time casting anything. I think it turned out ok but I'm going to try and cast some GNARLY Nuggets.

I'm going to try casting arrowheads, doubloons and other cool things.

 

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[DesertNuggets]

I guess I need to say it AGAIN ... I HAVE NOT & WILL NOT SELL FAKE NUGGETS!

I know. I'm just explaining to aumike why this can be a touchy subject.

 

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[oldbrundogg]

He's just playing with his gold, he never said anything about selling anything. I think it goes without saying on a prospecting forum that fake nuggets and the selling of them equals bad.

Play away Chris.

JMHO

OBD

 

[chlsbrns]

She's just playing with her gold, she never said anything about selling anything. I think it goes without saying on a prospecting forum that fake nuggets and the selling of them equals bad.

Play away Chelsea.

JMHO

OBD

Thanks OBD!

Chelsea (Not Chris) Hahaha!

 

[oldbrundogg]

Oops, my apologies Miss

Embarrassed OBD

 

[chlsbrns]

It's ok OBD

 

[chlsbrns]

I'm waiting for the lion below. It's coming from China & will take weeks but it should look great in gold! It's about 1.75"

A Lion Nugget, Mayan Brooch Nugget and a Mayan Bar Nugget. I think they will all look great in gold.

Any suggestions?

 

[Rawhide]

Yes could you pour me a fake replica of my pick up please, lol. Very nice, I would love to learn how to deal with all this small gold jewelry I find in the park. I would much rather have a bar of silver or gold than a ugly ring.

 

[chlsbrns]

Casa how many tons of gold would it take to cast your truck?

Soon I will be melting the gold/silver that I find with my MD.

It's not hard to do. Look up sand casting or sand casting kits. Most will be green sand but you can't use green sand because it is wet (water) the steam created when pouring can cause it to explode. You have to use k-bond or petrobond. It uses oil instead of water & can take the high temps. (Its actually clay & oil)

K-Bond - Oil Bonded Casting Sand

Home Page (petrobond)

Amazon.com: Jewelers Sand Casting Tool Kit Complete: Arts, Crafts & Sewing The kits come with green sand not oil sand/clay.

I do the same thing as what's shown in the video but use a smaller frame and small items to cast. I use the frame that in the amazon kit above.




Pouring. (wasn't shown in the above video)

 

[sleeper0986]

It would be neat to cast one of the old micro machine cars?

Just don't try and sell it as a genuine car!!

 

[omnicron]

I'm not going to sell any of them. If for some reason I needed money and had to sell I would melt them and sell the gold.

I wasn't saying you were, just stating that "if you were".
Noting trying to take anything away from your castings, they are really cool.

 

[chlsbrns]

I did one with silver. The pics below show how they need to be cleaned up and trimmed. The thin spikes shooting out are from where I put holes to allow air to escape as the silver is poured. The edges have to be trimmed and filed. It has to be polished. The chunk in the back is called a sprue. It's excess that needs to be cut off.

 

[AUMIKE]

Very cool!!!

 

[huntsman53]

Yes could you pour me a fake replica of my pick up please, lol.

I hope it is not going to be a Goldarado!


Frank

 

[recondigger]

You guys have done a great job saying this stuff. I have a couple questions.
What would be the cheapest and best way to melt down my small gold? I don't have a lot and can't justify buying a expensive furnace. I have 2 grams of small raw gold I want to make into something cool. And I promise I WILL NOT MAKE a FAKE nugget to sell in eBay.

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[mcordell]

I like what you're doing, your love and interest are shining through literally. Nice work.

 

[chlsbrns]

You guys have done a great job saying this stuff. I have a couple questions.
What would be the cheapest and best way to melt down my small gold? I don't have a lot and can't justify buying a expensive furnace. I have 2 grams of small raw gold I want to make into something cool. And I promise I WILL NOT MAKE a FAKE nugget to sell in eBay.

Dig until your arm falls off

You could use a hand held MAPP gas torch or a small acetylene gas torch to melt, a hammer to flatten and then use your imagination to hammer some sort of design using chisels & other tools.

 

[chlsbrns]

Lion Coin 111.18 grams

 

[russau]

this opens a big area for artistic people to make some beautifull creations! your ability to think of it is your only hinderance!

 

[chlsbrns]

this opens a big area for artistic people to make some beautifull creations! your ability to think of it is your only hinderance!

I have some thoughts but have been looking at items on ebay to cast.

Any Suggestions?

 

[63bkpkr]

Hey There chlsbrns,
Interesting hobby you've started for yourself. The practice you are getting now could just give you more than the smile and the giggle your are getting from your efforts at the moment. Who knows what this pastime might bring to you in the future in the form of turning your dust into objects of art.

Did you just have the oven around and what would they cost new?? Thanks much...............63bkpkr