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Lauren Selden Making Things
Registrace 5. 08. 2020
I'm Lauren Selden, an artist and professor. These are video demonstrations of me making things from cotton masks to jewelry. I hope you enjoy them.
Bær Art Center
This exhibition was held at the Bær Art Center near Hofsós, Iceland. My family lived in residence in Iceland for two weeks and created and shared work during our time.
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Brazosport Art Gallery
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This is a quick gallery visit from my recent exhibition at Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, TX. This exhibition includes sculptural works created with metal, wood, concrete, glass, and plastic.
Basic Solder Joints: Making a Container Part II
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In this video, you will learn how to measure a container in order to create a tension fit lid. Multiple solder methods including pick soldering and sweat soldering are also illustrated. Make sure to follow safety protocols and use good ventilation.
Basic Solder Joints- Making a Container
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Make a metal container using basic solder joints. In the first video, we show how to form a cylinder, solder a butt going by feed soldering, and how to form into a perfect cylinder. Finally, a right angle solder joint is shown in order to put a base on our container.
Hollow Construction: Video 3
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This is the final video for hollow construction showing how to silver solder a hollow form. In this video, I am using copper and mokume gane for my metals.
Opening the Studio
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This video shows how the students at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX will open and close the metalworking and jewelry studio.
Setting the kiln for casting
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Setting the kiln for lost wax investment casting can be a challenge. Make sure to follow directions for your investment and your kiln. In this video, I'm going to show how to set the Paragon kiln computer. Make sure to follow safety protocols with each technique. This video is meant to be extra information and not the ONE way to use this technique.
Sifting Vitreous Enamel
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In this video, I will show how to safely sift vitreous enamel and fuse to copper. I give basic instruction on cleaning, safety, firing, and finishing. Make sure to read safety instructions for any products that you use.
Making a metal ornament
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I created an ornament inspired by an Apple drawing that my daughter created. Hope you enjoy it.
Tension Fit Container
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In this demonstration, you will see one method of silver soldering a small metal container with a tension fit lid. I will show how to solder a butt joint, right angle joint, and how to measure appropriately for a tension fit lid.
Overlay soldered Ring
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This video shows how to create a sterling silver ring using the overlay soldering technique. Measuring, soldering, forming, and finishing are addressed. Make sure that you use proper ventilation and safety measures when using these jewelry techniques.
Part II: Tube Rivets and Spacers for Jewelry
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In this demonstration, you were learn how to create and set tube rivets and how to use spacers with rivets. Rivets are mechanical fasteners that can hold materials together for jewelry and metalworking projects.
Part I: Standard and Hidden Rivets for Jewelry Making
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In this video, I will show a step by step method for creating standard and hidden rivets for jewelry making. A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Rivets are a great way to hold materials together without the use of fire.
Rolling Mill Texture
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In this video, I will show you how to use a Rolling mill to press a texture into non-ferrous metal. We will also cover the annealing process.
Using a Stomp Shear
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In this video, I will show you how to safely cut metal with a stomp shear.
Cutting a pattern off the tree: lost wax casting
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Cutting a pattern off the tree: lost wax casting
Hollow Construction: Part 2 (Sawing/Filing)
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Hollow Construction: Part 2 (Sawing/Filing)
Thank you Lauren Co. , haha that is such a cool concept having a family art show! I must be different having 3 artists in the family... I've been thinking maybe a museum instead of a home ... Cheers!
Hi Lauren I'm an artist from ontario canada and I really like your show..Its very original and reflects alot of the things that I've been learning from your chanel...Cheers!
You do not need to cut the shape out, just press the model in
I am always careful not to stick my tool to far in.
White powder name?
Investment
Why are we doing this exercise?
Where did you get that sheet for how much investment to use? Is it possible to get a copy of that?
whats better please? vulcanized rubber moulds or liquid silicone moulds? is one better than the other for high detail? whats the life duration comparison? is one more expensive than the other would really appreciate a bit of insight - for i am a noob lol
tan simple era cora el exedente del molde y trabajar mejor.
Un molde vulcanizado de una medalla o una estatua,es posible con la ayuda de un poco de petroleo hacerlo que aumente de tamaño asta un 500 por ciento. El molde en cuestion sehunde en petroleo,y este sehincha reproduciendo el grabado:una vez hinchado con cera de parafina se reproduce la ampliacion.a este proceso le llamé "jonapru",espero les sirva
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what composition if your rubber btw? Can i assuem it is 95% polyisoprene?
I keep my scalpel in a metal cigar tube.
Thank you for all the details in making the steps involved. Made it real easy to understand every step.
Awesome! I think I get the idea. I just wanted to make some discontinued automotive o-rings. You are doing a great job. Thanks
Thank you, Lauren! I found a vintage vulcanizer and wondered how to use it. Your tutorial is very helpful. I'm looking forward to watching your other videos to learn much more. A+!
Good show with the square wire! Would work with triangle wire also,me thinks!
1:55 ...What solution did you use? Thank you
It’s just denatured alcohol. You can use debubblizer that you buy at casting supply store.
0:58 Can I see the information of this board? @@laurenseldenmakingthings7045
Thanks this is great.
I have no charts. Check my work.
Do you make molds and sell them ?
Do you make molds and sell them ?
12:29 nicely done, but this requires a professionally equipped jewelry workshop. In Europe they only sell silicone for higher temperatures to industry and not to private individuals.
24:30 Is there a particular reason to cut the mold all the way to the end? 27:00 Thank you for the tip. 😅
I have left some molds closed but they tend to shift more when you inject wax. You really want large keys and a jagged surface so the mold has teeth to grab onto when you put it together.
Really cool stuff! Thanks for sharing.
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You could use a plastic water bottle for your used blades and then just screw the top on.
1.) Do you cut air channels in your molds to let air escape? 2.) Do you use higher air pressure for injecting larger waxes?
How do you dispose of the waste investment after casting?
Great video..thank you! I remember one of my fellow students making a mold of my husbands wisdom teeth with this method. It "cooked" the teeth lol...made a weird nasty stink, but it worked! I still have wax copies of them.
hi, nice video! can u tell me the name of the vulcanizer? maybe i need this too :) ty!
Thanks for the video, Lauren! It's so cool to find my old college teacher on here at a time that I am finally getting my studio put together to do small scale metal casting! I was your student for a couple years around 2010/11.
Of course I remember you. Hope you are doing well.
Would the title Professor be as in French usage, or the holder of 'a chair' in a Chartered University. Definitions 'across nations' can be so confusing!
Don’t know if I understand the comment: Professor at a university in the states- as in teacher.
@@laurenseldenmakingthings7045 Professor in France means Teacher. In the UK, the title is derived from the Roman idea of a heirachy of academics usually found in a lecture theatre & presided over by 'The Professor' who held 'the chair' in his subject; the more junior academics being Readers then Lecturers. My Dad eventually 'held a chair', I have only ever been a teacher or lecturer; So I suppose your equivalent might be 'lecturer' or 'senior lecturer'. The differences are interesting.
@@pcka12 Thank you for the explanation. I am a teacher first and foremost, but by now (and by my rank), I guess I hold a chair.😜 I’m a Full Professor (in the states). I still have a massive amount to learn though and hope I always will.
Hi there! This video has a lot of good information in it, and I knew none of it before, thanks. I wonder though, why do you continue to cut and separate the two mold halves from each other -- it seems that if you stopped after you got past where the piece was and left the rest intact you would simplify alignment later. IT would also be great to see you use the mold and make a piece with it.
As I mentioned, my cutting in this video is rough😂. I’d suggest looking up cutting rubber mold videos that are out there. I’ve left some together (you can); I feel like I mess up the pressure when holding it to inject wax. Cutting keys is the important part. I have another video with using the wax injector.
@@laurenseldenmakingthings7045 good stuff do you make molds and sell them? Can you
Informative video, finaly. Do you know any invstment products that are sold in small quantities?
Hi. Very informative video, well done. I'm curious if you'd share links to where we can buy/obtain the materials and tools you used here, such as the vulcanizer. Is a tire repair vulcanizer suitable for making small rubber casts?
The tools shown here are older and the company is do longer available. You can search jewelry suppliers and tools in your area and you should see multiple options. Jewelry vulcanizer for rubber molds and jewelry wax injector would be the keywords.
Hi ! At what temperature do we bake the silicone for 50 mins ?
You need to follow the directions included with the particular rubber that you are using. All of them are a little different.
Thanks!
Love this video! I'm looking to buy a wax injector and found a similar used Rey on eBay. I've done some searching and it seems like this brand may not be made anymore? I'm curious if or how you get replacement parts? It seems like a good machine, but I would hate to buy one and then not be able to fix any issues that may come up down the road. :)
I’m not sure. I think they don’t sell them anymore. So far, I haven’t had to replace anything, but I am certainly hoping it keeps going strong.
Thanks for the great video! I have resin and silicone experience and recently got a resin 3d printer. What are the chances I can get a good wax pour into a silicone mold without a wax injection machine? There are so many things I need to buy to get over the hump into lost wax...
Where do you teach your courses?
Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX
@@laurenseldenmakingthings7045 might be a bit of a drive to take a course 🥴
Lol I enjoy your directions for the hand model. She looks like she's a big help!
Four year olds make great helpers:)
@@laurenseldenmakingthings7045 she has a great mentor!
how many hours do you bake a small powder flask?
Depends on your investments. I have a kiln setting video in another video.
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I have same one for sale if u know anyone
What if I do not own. A vacuum chamber ?
the vacuum thing is just get rid of air bubbles on your wax molds. hand coating your waxes with a little slurry then filling up the flask with the rest works pretty good. I've never seen anybody mix investment with bare hands. It seems to have resulted in lumps in the slurry when she poured it into the flask, that's not good, mechanical mixing is better, with at least a cake mixer would work better.
At what temperature should we put low/medium or high???
Nice one
I have same one for sale if u know anyone that needs it comes with a few metal molds
Great video! What gauges of silver sheet should be used for the ring? I do not have a ring shaper thing and tried 2 rings, one with 18ga over 20ga, the second one with 20ga over 22ga. Both rings were so stiff that I could not get a good "spring" to solder them closed!
I usually teach to form it in multiple ways. It gets hard depending on the design. You just need to anneal. I often anneal when I get the ring perfectly lined up. It eases the tension before soldering. You can use any gauge you want. I often use 20 and 20 or 18. Depending on the design- some designs pull the seam apart when soldering and you need to hold the ring together with copper tongs right when the solder flows
@@laurenseldenmakingthings7045 Thank you for your reply, Lauren! I ended up using baling wire to squeeze it together. The wire absorbed too much heat on the first try but when I removed the wire, pickled, dried, and soldered again without the wire, it soldered fine. Your answer makes me think that the first try annealed it well enough to ease the tension. Again, thank you.
Hai,i am using a kerr 999 kiln. Is there a burnout cycle that does not need to adjust the temp?
It all depends on the suggestions for your investment. You can manually ramp the kiln. You just have to babysit the kiln multiple times a day.