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Advice needed sourcing a Cast bronze plaque?
I have a job to do that involves making a cast bronze memorial plaque. The size is approx 3ft x 2ft. I have a foundry close to me that can cast the plaque but I know I have to get the mould made for the casting process. Has anyone had any experiance with something like this that can give me a guiding hand and maybe some names.
Thanks in advance.
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Mike
my understanding is you need to make an identical blank which can be used to make a sand mould for you to cast in, so may be have some one machine the components out of Polystyrene or MDF assemble and then the can make mould from it.Kev
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are you copying an existing mould / shape and casting in bronze or has the 3d mould/shape have to be created from scratch?
if starting from scratch it could prove costly.
ive never worked with bronze and expect, depending on the thickness of the mould, it could be expensive in itself. but ide imagine that someone that offers a 3D routering service would be the best way to approach this. that’s guessing broze is easily routered.
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I have spoken to the foundry and have a rough price that my customer has already approved so cost not an issue at this point. (and yes it is expensive) I am making from scratch and have been warned by the foundry not to use CNC moulds as the tool marks are difficult to eradicate. (what do I know 😕 )
Rob, the bronze is cast into a sand mould and not CNC’d directly.
I am also looking into having it (deep) etched and I am waiting for a call back from a supplier. -
I once looked into this for a customer who in the end didn’t go for it. This is a few years ago now and I couldn’t be certain but I am 90% sure I got help and a quote from these people
http://www.ward-signs.co.uk/product/pla … e-plaques/
If I get a chance I will try and dig out the information.
Cheers
Gary
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You could get the blank CNC’d but as they said you’ll end up with tool marks.
However you can then get to work on this with filler and sandpaper and get it smooth and even round in the sharp corners at the bottom of letters.
It really depends on the design and size of features on the design.Steve
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Mike,
If you Google Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios in Basildon Essex he can do exactly what you want – I asked this afternoon when he was in my workshop.
Rather a long way from you I know but the worst you could do is ask, I did mention it to him. Pretty certain he has a contact form on his website.
Steve
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Just a quick update on this. Job all done and fitted in time for unveiling last Sunday.
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Great work Mike – how did you go about producing this?
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Very nice.
Steve
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quote Phill Fenton:Great work Mike – how did you go about producing this?
Phill, in the end as I had a tight schedule I had to put it in the hands of one company to do it all except the artwork that I done myself. They still made a balls up as the poppy should have been embossed but somewhere on their side they had an internal communication breakdown. 😥 Still looks good though and weighed a ton. I believe it was also filmed by Sky TV but I could not make the unveiling ceremony.
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