Today's Project

Today I'll be creating and underwater scene out of clay.  Then I plan to pour a plaster mold of the scene to create a wax mold.   The process continues by dipping the wax mold into slurry and sand until it creates a ceramic shell.   The wax is then put in a kiln around 1600degrees, where it will melt out completely.  The ceramic shell is now ready for the aluminum pour that I will do with my class.   I could do this in bronze, but since the tank is aluminum, I decided for welding sake to keep with the same metals.  Unfortunately, I am limited with the patinas available.  However, I do have LEDS that I hope will make the scene colorful.

Yesterday, I blasted the hole in my tank with a Plasma Cutter...