Goldsmiths Can Cast Easier than Ever

After a quick visit to the Atlanta Jewelry show, I was struck by a significant change.  The smaller scale equipment that has come out in concert with the CAD/Custom jewelry trend puts simple casting in reach of smaller shops than ever. Smaller generally means more...

Ride High On Hydrogen

Let’s remember when it’s smart to keep the equipment simple and affordable. You the designer or jeweler make far more difference than the equipment does. For torch work in casting hydrogen is far and away the best to actually use. Plenty of heat, and as...

Investing And Flaskless Casting With Docs

This recipe for Docs was written by Gary Dawson of Gary Dawson Designs. Gary is a master jeweler, caster and CAD teacher. Description: Doc’s Casting Plaster was specially formulated by Marc Robinson some time ago as a vast improvement to existing methods for casting...