The pouring the bronze went really well except for the damage we did to the kiln. After removing the preheated iron cylinder from the kiln before the pour, Alan had placed it right in front of the LCD display. At nearly 2000 degrees, it did a job on the display before we smelled the burning plastic. (Yay, more burning plastic!) Strangely, after about an hour, the display began to work fine and just showed a little bit of wear and tear.
After the bronze was cast and the casting cooled, we broke it out of the cyclinder. Unfortunately, it turns out that it is important how long the casting bakes out before the molten metal is poured in. Here you can see the sprues clearly. Although the knight is right side up, it is cast upside down so the bronze can gravity feed into the mold.
Here’s the other side of the same casting clearly showing the helmet.
Next up… bandsaw time…
john
That looks awesome ! Can’t wait till they’re done !
I like this game!