Simple Silver Casting - Tufa Stone Casting
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- In this video I go over how to cast silver jewelry using Tufa stone. This is based on how the Navajo make silver jewelry and many still do to this day. I have seen very little info on this and not that many videos that go into details so I thought I could help get the info out about this technique.
Thanks to Bench Tool Junkies for sending me most of the casting tools to make this video. If you don't already know Bench Tool Junkies offers a Monthly jewelry tool and material supply box. Check them out at bit.ly/BenchToolJunkies
Tools and Materials:
Tufa Stone for casting - bit.ly/TufaStone
Stainless Steel baling wire - amzn.to/34r00l2
"Use Code GomeowCreations to save 15% on excelblades.com"
Sharp Razer Blades - excelblades.com/gomeowcreations
Smiths little Torch - bit.ly/SmithLittleTorch5tips
Rose Bud Torch End - amzn.to/3krLoaF
Heating Tripod - amzn.to/31BEYyg
Crucible for Casting - amzn.to/31ARCxr
Borax Powder 1lb - amzn.to/2ISMQoA
Hand Files - amzn.to/35uQD3i
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Here are some helpful videos that I found about Tufa stone casting that you might find useful:
Navajo silver jewelry Cast work Sand and Tufa:
• Two types of Navajo si...
Cutting Tufa Stone:
• Cutting Tufa an prepar...
Carving Tufa Stone:
• Jeff DeMent Carving a ...
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Time Stamps:
Intro 0:00
What is a Tufa Stone 1:00
The design 2:15
Preparing the Tufa stone 2:36
Carving the Tufa 4:12
Joining the parts mold together 9:42
About torches 13:06
You silver Options 13:48
About Crucibles 15:13
Seasoning Crucible 16:22
About your casting area 19:24
First casting 20:05
Opening First Casting 21:05
What to do when you fail a casting 21:23
Second casting 22:08
Final Casting 22.23
Cleaning up casting 23:24
Cleaned up and patina 25:50
Thank you for watching! 26:38
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If you are looking for more tools and materials that I use, well you're in luck! I made a page on my website just for that and I'm updating all the time so bookmark it to stay up to date:
GomeowCreations.com/tools-and...
GomeowCreations.com/partners-...
If you buy any of the tools or materials from my list I will make a small commission at no extra charge to you and it helps support the channel
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If you are looking for more tools and materials that I use, well you're in luck! I made a page on my website just for that and I'm updating all the time so bookmark it to stay up to date:
GomeowCreations.com/tools-and...
GomeowCreations.com/partners-...
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In this video I go over how to cast silver jewelry using Tufa stone. This is based on how the Navajo make silver jewelry and many still do to this day. I have seen very little info on this and not that many videos that go into details so I thought I could help get the info out about this technique.
Thanks to Bench Tool Junkies for sending me most of the casting tools to make this video. If you don't already know Bench Tool Junkies offers a Monthly jewelry tool and material supply box. Check them out at bit.ly/BenchToolJunkies
Tools and Materials:
Tufa Stone for casting - bit.ly/TufaStone
Stainless Steel baling wire - amzn.to/34r00l2
"Use Code GomeowCreations to save 15% on excelblades.com"
Sharp Razer Blades - excelblades.com/gomeowcreations
Smiths little Torch - bit.ly/SmithLittleTorch5tips
Rose Bud Torch End - amzn.to/3krLoaF
Heating Tripod - amzn.to/31BEYyg
Crucible for Casting - amzn.to/31ARCxr
Borax Powder 1lb - amzn.to/2ISMQoA
Hand Files - amzn.to/35uQD3i
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Here are some helpful videos that I found about Tufa stone casting that you might find useful:
Navajo silver jewelry Cast work Sand and Tufa:
czcams.com/video/xKsnDdMoovI/video.html&ab_channel=TurquoiseSkies%28T.Skies%29JewelryGallery
Cutting Tufa Stone:
czcams.com/video/We7vglpfgLA/video.html&ab_channel=crbillie
Carving Tufa Stone:
czcams.com/video/QQ_zHfL_D3E/video.html&ab_channel=JeffDeMent
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Time Stamps:
Intro 0:00
What is a Tufa Stone 1:00
The design 2:15
Preparing the Tufa stone 2:36
Carving the Tufa 4:12
Joining the parts mold together 9:42
About torches 13:06
You silver Options 13:48
About Crucibles 15:13
Seasoning Crucible 16:22
About your casting area 19:24
First casting 20:05
Opening First Casting 21:05
What to do when you fail a casting 21:23
Second casting 22:08
Final Casting 22.23
Cleaning up casting 23:24
Cleaned up and patina 25:50
Thank you for watching! 26:38
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If you are looking for more tools and materials that I use, well you're in luck! I made a page on my website just for that and I'm updating all the time so bookmark it to stay up to date:
GomeowCreations.com/tools-and-materials
GomeowCreations.com/partners-discount-codes
*If you buy any of the tools or materials from my list I will make a small commission at no extra charge to you and it helps support the channel*
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I appreciate the amount of time and effort you put into this project.
Good too that you showed us that you had to recast three times. Always best to see what can go wrong than to be told. All in all lots of information on an area of casting that I knew nothing about.
Take care of yourself and I look forward to your next video. 😊
Thanks and I think it's helpful to show how your can fail and how you can learn from it.
Thanks for showing the entire process - mistakes and all! Glad to see the successful outcome, but I liked the "failures" too. Interesting unique shapes.
Thanks and yeah I like showing people that failing happens and how to fix it and keep trying
Awesome video... I've been seriously thinking of moving into casting, as I feel I've moved into a higher percentage of ring making now. I wish I could show you some of my rings, that your videos have taught me to make...
Thanks and you can, just send me an email with some pictures so I can check them out 😁👍
This stone can be sanded very flat by using sandpaper on a piece of thick glass
You can rub the two sides together too.
Just a tip- If you need to flatten the surface of a tufa stone, just rub it against a cinder block, like the kind with two square holes, easily found at any Home Depot or Lowe’s.
Thanks 😁
Your video tutorials are getting better every week.
Keep up the great work GoMeow Go....
We usually use a length of rubber inner tube to hold the mold halves together. Much better than wire. Bicycle tubes work very well. A couple wraps that you tuck in the end, or tie two ends off.
Thank you for that info. I had very little time to get this video done but that is something I will definitely need to get ,😅👍
Enjoyed this video, I can see that we really need to take time to prepare the stone (I liked the suggestion to heat the stone in the oven), as well as to practice carving so we can perfect the process. Thanks for the video! Thumbs up!!
A very informational video! I'm about to buy my first rolling mill, start cranking out wire and sheet, and I found the crucible info very useful.
Thanks! I might even try some casting some day.
Really sweet how to vid man. Def gonna try them tufa stones out
Thanks and yeah it's a really simple way to make customer castings.
TY for sharing your knowledge with us. Very cool project : )
No problem and thanks for watching my work 😁👍
you can deffo take a large saw and saw off the top layer where an old design is carved and then get a fresh new face on the tufa to make a new mold with
Thank you for taking the time to do this
It looks great! Thank you for doing this video & explaining everything. 💚
No problem and I'm happy to hear that you liked it. 😁👍
Thank you Very informative!
Wait I'm not supposed to toss out the scrap silver...? Just playin. Amazing video as always. Thank you for taking your time to share your knowledge. Love these videos.
Oh you totally can just throw away your scrap silver but when you do just send it all to me and I will take care of it for you haha.
Anyways thank you very much for your kind words and taking to time to watch my work. 😁👍
This is so cool!! Proves anything is achievable :)
You might consider putting your tufa stone in the oven at 400/500 F to preheat the mould. It will help with your pour issues
Great video
Thanks 😁👍
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Coooool! Thank You!!!
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Interesting video. Thanks:)
Thanks 😁
Magically ‼this 😙🌺
Cool. Those are hard to do. I usually heat the mold too so that it sucks the metal in.
Yeah I kinda did that a little on my last casting, I don't want the full torch on it for too long because from what I have seen you can ruin the stone a bit. I would have to play with that more in the future.
Very very cool!! I am sad that we received our last BTJ drop box, but the cool part is its based upon your tutorial and I also started my BTJ journey because of your channel.... thanks for making and sharing an awesome tutorial!! Cant wait to get good enough "fire power" to give it a try myself! 💗
Well thanks and yeah this was planned to come out at the same time haha.
When it come to casting, if you can get a mapp gas torch you should be able to melt down some silver and do with with little to no problems.
Hi, Nice video! Might be a good idea to shorten your pouring channel and make it larger in diameter and short. When your metal is ready to pour, heat it up for 30 more seconds to get it hotter to stay molten longer. These tips are based on sand casting. Might work better. Where can I order the (tufa?) stone? Thanks! Take care, Rebecca
Thanks and I have links in the description of the video to the stone.
I love your youtube videos on Tufa casting. I don't have oxygen torch, i only have MAAP torch. How can i carbonize the tufa mold without the oxygen torch ? Thank you
It came out so good! Thank you for sharing, you’re such a good teacher!
Thank you 😁
I cant find any silver shot near me and the only stuff online is suoer expensive. Any thoughts on what to melt ?
Hi can you make a video on aluminum hard casting? Is it done the same way as sterling silver casting?
Thank you so much for this video!! I was always curious how this was done. Why do you have to have 2 sides? Couldn’t you just carve the design in one side, lay flat, & pour metal in that carved space?
Liquid metal like to ball up or make a dome. So if you don't have a backing then the back of it will be super thick and you would have way more to clean up to make it the right size and shape.
@@GomeowCreations thank you! I had no idea. I’ve wanted to try this for years and was always scared I would burn my fingers off. But your video was so detailed it has made me feel comfortable enough to buy supplies and try it. Thank you so very much! You have to truly helped & given me the courage to do it.
great video. Just wondering where can i purchase tufa stone ? Thank you
Very imptessed
Great information! I am curious to know why you say to avoid any bits of solder in your casting melts. I thought solder was silver? Also, do you need different crucibles for fine and sterling silver?
Solder is mostly silver but has other metals in it. If you meant them down into you casting it can make bubble or cracks in the work. For example I think hard solder is only 76% silver.
As for the crucible you should have one for every metal. This is because it leaves little fits of the metal behind after you cast. So if you use it for silver. And you want to use 18k gold next you will be mixing silver into it changing the color of the gold along with the K
Hi
The solder has zinc in it so it melts at a lower temperature than the silver. You can use scrap with a portion of solder (only really clean metal I wash my filings with dish soap in a gold pan and wash out all foreign materials - just like panning gold), but it is not good for drawing wire or milling sheet because too much zinc makes the silver tend to crack. Hope that helps. But the scrap with solder is fine for example a ring, ... that won't be drawn/milled.
A video by a hand
Where did you get them fancyyyyy blocks from!?
Thunderbirdsupply.com
@@GomeowCreations oh cool, I was just looking at some goodies there!
That copper wire. Was that from bonsai?
I think I got it Frome walmart a long time ago
@@GomeowCreations noice. Also! I had the idea of using lock wire to hold the two halves together. Harbor freight has it and the locking twist pliers cheap. Cheers.
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Your spelt it’s too small
This stone can be sanded very flat by using sandpaper on a piece of thick glass
Good to know, I know it is very soft so even something like a brick can help smooth it out really fast