Fantastic session in the foundry with Phil and Bill. We covered two types of sand casting; made individual casts from 'patterns' using closed 'flasks' and then worked together to produce a large 'open cast' piece.
Great to get my hands dirty and start learning new techniques.
Something very primordial about the process. The colour of the crucible when it came out of the furnace at 800 degrees, an incredible pink! Seeing molten metal in the flesh....it looked like mercury and had an unreal quality to it, like something out of terminator 2 when first poured, then quicky took on a leaden grey appearence as it cooled and contracted.
The sounds, smells and phsical nature of the processes were really exciting. I felt privileged to be there, to witness the pouring and to see the qualities of the metal in different states. Took some images but will document the process more methodically when I have another go.
Lu made a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJ1MaQ2kgA
Transition; passage from one place or state into another.
Transmutation; a changing into a different form, nature or substance. (chem) the conversion of one element into another, either spontaneously or artificially.
Transform; to change the shape, appearance, character, or disposition of.
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