The creation of the pedestal

Precise measurements are key 

 

I am creating a stand for my bronze arm piece, roughly 35+ pounds, so this stand must be build right.

The stand frame is build from 1'' angle steel cut at 45 degree angles to create two precise rectangles. The rectangles will be enclosed with tempered 1/4'' glass, that I will fuse with a silicone binder. The glass box is 21.5'' X 12'' X 6''. The steel frame extends down from the box roughly 3' to the ground where I will install steel wheels on the end of each leg.

I had to re-make the steel frame boxes a couple times because they were not up to par. 

After the boxes are assembled to satisfaction, I grind down the welds so that the glass will lay evenly in the boxes. 

the re-cast and piecing of the arm parts

I used a tack welder to weld together the finger and arm parts, using bronze rod

My final piece is going to be displayed on a mirror so that the underside can be reflected down and seen

Re-doing the arm casting

The first bronze pour, the arm part did not come out the way I wished, the ceramic shell had trapped an air bubble. Thus, filling the top portion of the arm to be solid and the lower end was deprived the bronze creating holes. 

Here is the first arm pour you can see the center filled with bronze. 

bronze casting project #2 a life size portrait

Bronze pour, 43 lbs down.

wax and spruing process

The wax mold of the arm and other parts are removed out of the rubber molds. 

 the molds and wax copies are cleaned up and ready to be sprued.

 The arm and finger wax copies are going to be sprued together. I made the wax base with a plaster mold.