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 Scap to be melted 1 |
 Scrap to be melted 2 |
 Tools of the trade 1 |
 Crucible for melting the gold and ingot mold for the pour. |
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 Scrap is placed in the crucible and flux is added. |
 The gold is then heated. |
 The heat melts the gold into a liquid form. |
 The gold is then poured into the ingot mold's largest opening. |
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 Once the ingot mold cools it is opened to inspect the pour. |
 Looks pretty good! |
 Inspecting the ingot you can see some inpurities, but I think it will work out fine during the forging process. The sprue is then removed and the ingot is softened for rolling. |
 The rolling mill is used to flatten and to make the ingot longer. |
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 The ingot is placed in the mill and the rollers are adjusted to give the correct thickness I want. |
 The ingot coming out of the otherside. |
 The ingot is flattened on it's sides to give a square shape. |
 The ingot is heated several more times and then rolled through the rolling mill a few more times. |
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 Measurements are made for the correct length. |
 I need at least 6 to 7 inches to make the size I want. |
 Again the ingot is heated and then rolled through the rolling mill a few more times to get the length I need. |
 Perfect length!! |
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 The ingot is then shaped into a circle and the ends are soldered together. |
 The ingot is then shaped on the bracelet mandrel and cleaned with a wire brush. |
 Looking much like a bracelet at this point! |
 The bracelet is measured and marked with a sharpie. I want four sides to this bracelet. |
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 I will hammer the bracelet in the areas between the black markings. |
 The shape I want is to be wide in the middle and to taper at the ends. This will give a square look to the outside with a round look in the inside. |
 It's rough, but this is exactly what I am trying to achieve. |
 The bracelet is sanded, buffed and then high polished. |
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 Finished Shot #1 |
 Finished Shot #2 |
 Finished Shot #3 : Notice the square look with the round look inside. |
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