LIFE SIZED WAX SKULL

SPRUED AND READY TO INVEST IN PLASTER

 

Wax Skull soldered to Base

Fettled and dressed the skull is mounted on the sprue base which will fit and support the terracotta reservoir.

Soldering Skull to Base

An electric, adjustable heat controlled, soldering iron is used to fuse the wax joins.

 

Life size Wax Skull and Jaw

Both waxes dressed smooth and mounted on their respective sprues.

 

PLASTER MOLDING OF THE WAX PATTERNS.

The mold mix is one kg of gypsum, one kg of silicon flour to one liter of water.

Pre Coat Wax Skull for Plaster Molding

The initial film of plaster flowed over surface with attention to removing trapped air bubbles.

Wax Skull Plastering for glass cast

Wax Skull Covered with 1st coat

Multi pours before the plaster sets, building up a thick layer.

Wax Skull Pre-coat for Investment

The wax skull now covered with the all important pre coat of the molding plaster. Extreme care with this initial application eliminates air bubbles caught on the sticky wax surface which will prevent much extra work in the final cleaning up of the cast lead crystal skull.

Pre coat of mold plaster

A taped up container to hold the liquid plaster is of made from printers plates, pressed into a bed of soft clay.

Plaster Encased Wax Skull

The wax Skull fully invested in plaster…….

Invested Wax Skull for Casting

and now ready to steam out the wax.

    
Kiln Cast Lead Crystal Skulls