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Pewter casting workshop, part 1, April 2016

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A workshop on mould making and silicone casting, held in April 2016 and attended by seven people. It grew out of the interest members had taken in Eugene Pik's pewter castings, and covered using oven-hardening resins for the originals and encasing them in a two-part flexible silicone; a second part was to take the method further. Reported in the Society's newsletter for Spring 2016, page 3, which also points readers to these very photographs on page 10.

From the Society’s records: Workshop: Pewter, part 1

Two men work together mixing material in a small cup at a pewter casting workshop
Two men work together mixing material in a small cup at a pewter casting workshop
A man lifts a stirring stick from a cup while another man watches at a pewter casting workshop
A man lifts a stirring stick from a cup while another man watches at a pewter casting workshop
A workshop table covered with brown paper, coloured modelling clay, rollers, cutters and supplies
A workshop table covered with brown paper, coloured modelling clay, rollers, cutters and supplies
Purple, green, pink and blue modelling clay shapes in small dishes with tools on brown paper
Purple, green, pink and blue modelling clay shapes in small dishes with tools on brown paper
Members work at a crowded table, one man in safety goggles passing a box to a woman
Members work at a crowded table, one man in safety goggles passing a box to a woman
A woman pours from a blue bottle into a cup as two men sit at the casting workshop table
A woman pours from a blue bottle into a cup as two men sit at the casting workshop table
A man stirs a cup of white mould mix while another man steadies it at the table
A man stirs a cup of white mould mix while another man steadies it at the table
A tabletop of coloured clay models in dishes, rollers, cutters and paper towels at a casting workshop
A tabletop of coloured clay models in dishes, rollers, cutters and paper towels at a casting workshop
Hands pour white powder from a blue bottle into a measuring cup with a stick to stir
Hands pour white powder from a blue bottle into a measuring cup with a stick to stir
Members sit around a workshop table shaping coloured clay models for pewter casting
Members sit around a workshop table shaping coloured clay models for pewter casting
A pink clay model sits in a white dish of freshly poured mould material
A pink clay model sits in a white dish of freshly poured mould material
A man pours from a yellow tin into a cup of mould mix as two other men watch
A man pours from a yellow tin into a cup of mould mix as two other men watch
A man stirs a raised cup of mixture while two other men stand by the casting workshop table
A man stirs a raised cup of mixture while two other men stand by the casting workshop table
A woman stirs a cup of mould mix at the table as three men look on
A woman stirs a cup of mould mix at the table as three men look on
A man holds up a cup and stirs it while two men watch in a workshop room
A man holds up a cup and stirs it while two men watch in a workshop room
Members work on small clay models at a long table with a pasta machine and supplies
Members work on small clay models at a long table with a pasta machine and supplies
A man heats pewter in a small toaster oven at a workbench during a pewter casting workshop
A man heats pewter in a small toaster oven at a workbench during a pewter casting workshop
A man stirs a cup of mould mix at a table lined with small cups of coloured models
A man stirs a cup of mould mix at a table lined with small cups of coloured models
Two clay brooch models of pink roses on yellow leaves in a dark pan, held in a hand
Two clay brooch models of pink roses on yellow leaves in a dark pan, held in a hand
A man shakes a blue container over a table at a pewter casting workshop
A man shakes a blue container over a table at a pewter casting workshop
Two clay rose models dusted with white powder in a dark metal pan
Two clay rose models dusted with white powder in a dark metal pan
An air blower clears powder from two clay rose models in a metal pan
An air blower clears powder from two clay rose models in a metal pan
Polymer clay, the modelling material for part 1 of the workshop, March 2016
Polymer clay, the modelling material for part 1 of the workshop, March 2016

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