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Lost Wax Casting and Carving with Chapin Dimond

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Two days, Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6. $245 for BoMA members, $295 for non-members. $65 materials fee payable in class.

For more information about the class and our cancellation policy, see below.

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Lost wax casting is an ancient technique for making jewelry that is cast in metal from models made of wax. This two day class will cover the basics of lost wax casting; wax carving, sprue, invest, burnout, cast, and clean up and use our brand new vacuum casting equipment.

Day one, students will cut, sculpt, and carve a ring out of jeweler’s wax to create a model. Next, we'll sprue up and invest the wax to make a plaster mold that will be 'burned out' overnight.  The second we'll pour molten metal into the hardened investment. When the metal cools, the investment is broken away to reveal the cast metal ring, which we'll clean and finish.

​About the Instructor
Chapin Dimond is a full-time metalsmith and jeweler. He has a BFA from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Chapin is a Colorado native. In 2003 he began metalsmithing. His work is inspired by nature and the beauty of metals. Chapin teaches several classes at BoMA: Alternative Casting, Sink a Bowl, Introduction to Green Sandcasting, and Scrap to Bangel. To see Chapin’s work, visit his website, www.cdimond.com. 

Prerequisites
Students should be comfortable using files, flex shaft, jeweler’s saw, and casting torch

Tools students need to bring    

• Idea for ring design
• ½ troy ounce sterling silver casting grain (MINIMUM)
• Files for metal
• Two ended wax file (Rio item # 114136) or one like this
• Jewelry saw and blades
• Sandpaper (various grits)
• Safety glasses
• Calipers
• Exacto style knife
• Optivisor or magnifiers (optional)
• Dust mask recommended
• Wax carving tools (optional)
• Burrs (optional)
• Cash or a check made out to Chapin Dimond for the materials kit

Materials Kit* $65

• Carving wax - tablet and ring blank
• Sprue wax
• Spiral saw blades for cutting wax
• Wax bur
• Spiral saw blades
• Alcohol Lamp
• Steel carving tools

*Materials kit purchase is required for all BoMA workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials require to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 8. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.

Cancellation Policy

• You may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing. To cancel, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com.
• Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start date will not be refunded.
• In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
• Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.
• If a class has multiple sessions, and you miss one, there is no make up opportunity and the instructor will not catch you up at the next class session. You may not join the next scheduled class, as there’s a maximum number of students for every class and it’s not fair to the other students.
• Please plan extra time to find us if you’re coming to BoMA for the first time. If you are late to a class, the instructor will not catch you up. There’s a structured curriculum for every class and its not fair to other students to skip part of the curriculum to catch up a student who’s late.
• By clicking on the “Buy Now” button and by paying the registration fee, you are agreeing to this cancellation policy.
• No Exceptions.

Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the name of the class, your name and ‘please add me to the waitlist’.