#Plaster ring crack

:) But I don't really wear these rings that I make much, so washing hands after use is just fine. Lead probably wasn't the best metal to use for a ring. Note that lead metal is poisonous, so wash your hands after casting and finishing the ring. I had been playing around with alloys beforehand and had some ingots of the tin/lead/zinc alloy. My metal was some solder (tin/lead) mixed with some zinc. If you have a real crucible you could use that too. Using the same sort of cut-down soup can from the wax melting step, melt your metal in the furnace. Once the ring is done, it should be the same shape as you want the finshed ring to be.

#Plaster ring crack

What works great is to heat the metal tool over the stove and then use it to melt the parts back together, sort of like smoothing plaster over a crack in the wall. Crayons are not the strongest things in the world! If you happen to break your wax ring, use a something like a metal nutpick to solder the ring back together. Use your creativity and be detailed! Also, be very careful. Now that the paper template has been transferred to the wax disk, begin to carve the ring. lay the paper on your wax blank and trace the lines with your carving knife. Additionally, a normal wedding ring can be placed on the paper and traced for the ringband to get an idea of what size of ring will fit. If you want swirls, use a compass to get nice smooth curves. When they are nicely cold (cold wax seems to be easier to remove than warm wax), pop the wax blank out of the mold.īefore you begin carving, draw a template on paper. Once the crayons have been poured, let them cool and then place in the freezer to chill them further. If you pour the wax to be as deep as the ringband is thick, carving will be easier. Basically, the mold needs to make a chunk of wax that can be removed and carved into a ring. Thus, they create a nice-sized disk of wax that can be easily removed and carved.

These are great because they have a small diameter and smooth, straight sides. The mold should be something like a small popcorn tin lid. When the crayons are all melted, pick up the melting pot with some pliers and smoothly pour the wax into a mold. If you have a range hood, you may want to turn it on now, as melted crayons can make some annoying fumes. Place the crayons in your melting pot and begin heating the pot over the stove. I used a cut-down soup can, and it worked very well. Unless you want to spend hours scrubbing wax off of your cookware, avoid using eating stuff. Grab a bunch of crayons, remove all the paper wrappers, and place them into some sort of melting pot. First off, you will need some wax to carve into the ring.