Friday, October 21, 2011

Final piece + Making the ceramic shell

The larger version beside the smaller version. It has received a much-needed makeover since then
The piece is basically finished now and ready for a gating system
Another angle of the cow
On the final ceramics dip after reinforcing mold with fiberglass strips

Holding the cow over the slurry, getting ready for another dip

In we go

The 9th dip is finished, and the cow is left to dry around a party of fans. The next step is to burn out the wax from the mold, so hopefully next week I'll have some photos of that happening. It should be really exciting. Until then, enjoy photos of the cow drying on a shelf.

Dipped!

My cow along with a few other projects of fellow classmates

Drying

Almost...
So that's all for now folks, but be sure to tune in next time for a few more photos of the completely dry mold as well as the firing stage!

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