BRONZE FIGURINE
BRONZE FIGURINE
Pickup available at Magasin Lille
Usually ready in 24 hours
All creations are available custom-made by "la forge des plaines" and can be quoted.
"la forge des plaines" offers activities and/or sales of handmade creations: art metalwork, cutlery, various steel and bronze objects of fantastic or historical inspiration.
Wet sand casting is the oldest technique. Foundry sand is composed of a mixture of refractory sand (silica) and a binder (bentonite) which is moistened and kneaded in a grinder. This mixture will be used to design single-use molds. The part used for reproduction is called the master model. It can be made of wood, resin or metal. The model will be slightly larger than the part to be obtained, to account for the shrinkage of the cast metal during cooling.
The model will be placed halfway into a metal flask filled with sand compacted with a rammer. A second flask prepared in the same way will cover the first to conform to the shape of the part. The model will then be
removed, grooves will be dug in the sand and will be used to feed the model's impression during pouring.
Once the mold is made, we can proceed to pouring. Molten bronze (1050°) is ladled from the crucible and then poured into the mold. Pouring must be done at a regular speed adapted to the desired part.
Fettling consists of demolding the cast part by breaking the sand mold. The latter will be repeatedly made for each new creation.
