Cast Bronze Foundry, South Brown Street, Dublin 8

Mold Making Silicone rubber is brushed over the original work for a perfect
imprint of the original piece. Once the rubber has been applied and allowed to
dry, a fibre glass or plaster jacket is applied to the outside of the rubber mold.
This is to make sure the impression inside keeps its form once the original
artwork is removed.. The inside of the rubber mold will show a perfect impression
of the piece and a wax taken. Once the wax has hardened, the rubber mold is
again pulled open and the wax is now the perfect image of the original piece is
removed.

The Ceramic Shell The wax copy of the original along with the sprues and
the cup, is dipped into a silica slurry. This step is followed by more applications
of dry silica until the shell is thick and even. Each coat must thoroughly dry
before the next is added. Once this shell dries to a good hardness it is ready for
casting

Burn Out At this point the ceramic (silica) shell mold is burnt out by being
heated to 1,600 degrees to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The shell vitrifies at this
temperature and the wax melts out. Once the wax has melted the molten bronze
is poured into the shell. Once the bronze has cooled sufficiently, the work is
broken out from the ceramic mold and sandblasted

Metal Work (welding, chasing, fabrication) Very large works of art are cast
in many pieces that will have to be assembled and welded together. Smaller
works may also have parts that were removed and cast separately. The seams
made from welding are taken off (chased) with grinding tools. Sanders and other
tools are used to make the bronze look like the artist intended. The work is
sandblasted once again to make it ready for the patina

Patina Patination is the process of applying hot chemicals to the surface of a
bronze. The piece is heated with a blowtorch as various chemicals are brushed
on or sprayed on. The chemicals oxidize the bronze and create colour on the
piece. Patination is an art in itself, and creates the final look of the piece. Once
the patina is finished, the sculpture is sealed with a clear wax and ready to
enjoy.
Sand Casting We can sand cast from any patterns supplied to us from small
pieces to monumental outdoor sculptures at our in-house facility

Enlarging Enlarging can be done from either a small sculpture or a drawing to
any size

Transport installation and siting
We can organise sculptures to be transported and in-stalled at outdoor and
indoor sites if required