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Step 5Finishing
The piece came out with a bit of a rough texture which i had to polish off. The back was also entirely too thick so I ground it off using a sanding wheel on my dremel.
These steps vary greatly depending on what it is you cast but what i did was
1. Grind down the back of the piece so it was flat
2. Polish the front to a nice shine. I used automotive polishing compound and a polishing wheel on my dremel
3. I used an engraving bit to engrave the initials of the recipient into the top.
4. I used a diamond tipped cutting bit to make the recess for the stone
5. I cut the large turquoise stone (which i had obtained from another piece of jewelry) down to size then polished that using automotive polishing compound as well. Lots of tiny adjustments to the stone later it was a perfect fit.
These steps vary greatly depending on what it is you cast but what i did was
1. Grind down the back of the piece so it was flat
2. Polish the front to a nice shine. I used automotive polishing compound and a polishing wheel on my dremel
3. I used an engraving bit to engrave the initials of the recipient into the top.
4. I used a diamond tipped cutting bit to make the recess for the stone
5. I cut the large turquoise stone (which i had obtained from another piece of jewelry) down to size then polished that using automotive polishing compound as well. Lots of tiny adjustments to the stone later it was a perfect fit.
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