I recently designed and produced this pendant for my spouse, Gloria, on our 56 year wedding anniversary.
It represents a loving heart within a heart with her first name initial firmly in the center. The curved arches represent all the support that has kept the relationship solid for over 60 years. (The wedding was 56 years ago.)
Now working on free hand wax carving. This pendant is 3 inches long. No specisl meaning to the design.
My first design thought was solid hanging (flat disk) bubbles. Second thought, that might be a bit heavy. Decided free hand made rings were kind of interesting. That was decided durring the sketch stage.
GK saw my signet ring and asked for one herself. So this is the result.
Again. it was designed on FUSION360 CAD and then the master model 3D printed with my MSLA resin printer.
The casting process is the typical Lost Wax Casting.
I am wearing the new Signet Ring so all went well. Lots of steps in the casting process.
The flask was filled with the mold material called investment. Looks a lot like plaster but it is far more complex material than plaster. This is a special investment designed to work well with 3D printed resin models.