Pewter Casting

Today years 7 & 8 went to Tamaki College, I was in the hard materials group. when I got their Mr Grundy sanitised our hands. Then we went inside the class. First we had to talk about finishing our hard materials before we leave. After talking about hard materials we all got started into your work. When we finished talking about our hard materials we went to the table our work was on and got our box. The box had our final drawing of our pewter then we had to write our names on the board then we had to wait untill Mr Gundy called out our name. When you put your namea in the board that means you aere stuck and you need help. When we get called out we have to give Mr Gundy our pewter and he'll tell us that we have to make the sides smooth so what we did was to Make a good pewter casting neckels. So we have to write my name on the MDF, Secondly you trun your drawing over and roughly mark where it is. There after you put the pencil on the back of your final drawing. Then you place your MDF under your drawing. Carefuly trace your final desgin,pressing on it quite hard. your desgin will have transferred to you MDF. Using the scroll saw to cut out the shape from the MDF.Mark up the outside pieces. Ready for shaping on the sander.shaped an ready for pouring.Putting the three piceses togther and holding frimly. Melting the pewter.Then Mr Gundy was scraping off the oxide layer of the pewter. After Mr Gundy started pouring the pewter in the moulds.Then we have to take the cool pewter casting out of the mould. Then we have to cut off the sprue with a junior hacksaw.Then we have to drill the hole into the cast with the beach top pillar drill. After that we have to clean up the edges of the drilled hole. Using the needle files to get a great finish on the edges.Hold the work in a beach vice for areas that need more filing. Getting a good finish...Grits-180,400,1200,.. got to get that great finsh. Using a 1200 Grit with water. Then we have to wipe off the grit. Then Mr Gundy uses the buffer for a good finish. There after Mr Gundy starts to do the polishing with  Brasso for the final shine then we add a clip to make it as a neckels. I realy enjoy making the pewter casting with Mr Gundy because it shows we lots of differnt things. I have made a cross but it aint really done yet because I still have to sand paper it and then I have to polish it. But at the end of this week I would like to be up to poilshing it so then on the last week I only have to make the hole so the clip can go in it. The photo up top is what I am doing in Mr Gundys class I really enjoy it.