Course description
Bronze Casting Course Sculpture:
This six day course will take place over two weekends, in which the participants will be shown how to make a bronze sculpture from the initial wax-process to the final bronze sculpture, which will culminate in the bronze pour.
For this event, there will be space for 14 participants, to actively participate in the pour. The event will take place over six days and you will learn the process of bronze casting from start to finish. Please note that each session will run 10am-4pm with an hours lunch break, but some days may run over due to the amount of work that needs to be completed within the given time.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
No Qualification
Training Course Content
Day 1:
Introduction to Bronze Casting
Practical wax demonstration
How to work with wax eg wax welding, taking wax from a mould, wax sheet making / casting from alginate to create a wax
Day 2:
Finish waxes
Presentation on Bronze moulds
What is a Bronze Mould?
Finish off wax
What is wax gating
Wax gating
Begin degreasing
Day 3:
Bronze Mould making begins
Begin dipping waxes, 1st dip Talk “From wax to bronze”Low melt alloys casting demonstration
2nd dip
NB: During the following week the moulds will be dipped in readiness for the next weekend for students to continue their work.
Second Weekend: Day 4:
Burnout bronze moulds
Puttying up shells
Refire fire shells
Redip
Pre heat + light furnace + pour metal
Day 5
Breakout moulds
Fettling and chasing
Day 6
Patination
Final finishing
Pop up exhibition
Please note the cost of the course includes 1kg of Bronze. Additional bronze will be available to purchase over the period of this course.
Course Times: 10am – 4pm
Number of places available: 14
Tutors: Giles Corby (RCA)