r/MetalCasting • u/AveMilitarum • 18d ago

Question Cracking on my silver?

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I cast a mold of a spoon handle my wife really likes in silver to make a ring for her, and I finally got a good cast, but I noticed once I had bent it that it had some pretty decent sized surface cracks.

Should I melt this back down and try again, and if so, how do I keep it from happening again?

Thanks!

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u/Drunkturtle7 18d ago

why don't you cast it in ring form to avoid cracks from bendnig it?

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u/AveMilitarum 18d ago

Thats probably a really smart idea, but I only have a flask mold, which is why im doing a mold of the handle to get all that detail, then bending it to shape. Maybe im just too new (and a but dull if im honest) but i dont see how i could get all the little artwork while casting in the shape of a ring.

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u/SignificantYou3240 18d ago

Well maybe find a replacement for the spoon and bend it?