𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐛- 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 from @casey.fuchs Thank you for sharing with us!⁣⁣⁣
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“Not all gems are suitable for cast-in-place jewelry. Lab-grown Diamonds, Sapphires, Moissanites and Rubies can generally withstand the heat. ⁣⁣
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If you want to have a really clean result when sand casting, make sure to pack the sand as densely as possible within the frame. You can use Vaseline or child-friendly adhesive (I use Giotto Collage available in Europe) to ensure the gems don’t move too much when you pour the molten metal inside the mould.”⁣⁣⁣
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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐞: I love cast in place techniques, I taught myself and used this tecnique for years! While natural diamonds and sapphire etc can potentially work... 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗰. Be sure to experiment with some low stakes stones first like lab created sapphires and rubies :)⁣⁣⁣<br>⁣⁣⁣<br>#castinplace #sandcasting #Sandcastingprocess⁣ #Sandcastingprocess #jewelrycasting #jewelrymakingtips #metalsmithsociety #lostwaxcasting #jewelryeducation #goldsmithing #diyjewelry #jewelrytutorials #castingjewelry⁣⁣<br>⁣⁣<br>⁣⁣