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by Ron Reichs
Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:20 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Gondwana Banana
Replies: 13
Views: 13152

Re: Gondwana Banana

Here are the specs. of Gondwana Banana: Height: 2500mm Width: 500mm Materials: Glass: Leaf bud: Bullseye casting billet amber 3.8kg Banana x 2: Bullseye casting billet amber 3.6kg each Banana x 2: Gaffer lead crystal orange red 5.1kg each Total glass: 21.2kg Wooden pole: jarrah (Australian hardwood)...
by Ron Reichs
Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:00 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Gondwana Banana
Replies: 13
Views: 13152

Re: Gondwana Banana

Thanks all for your kind comments. First I'll tell you about the disastrous refiring of the bunch of fruit. It was done in Bullseye cranberry. After coldworking the piece I was not happy with the excessive amount of bubbles (half bubbles) on the surface of the glass withe many more below the surface...
by Ron Reichs
Tue Nov 06, 2012 4:40 am
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Gondwana Banana
Replies: 13
Views: 13152

Gondwana Banana

A while back (must be nearly 2 years) I was making a multi media piece which incorporated glass, wood & bronze. I promised Morganica among other people that I would post a picture when it was completed. It has now been installed in a sculpture exhibition in NZ called NZSoS (New Zealand Sculpture...
by Ron Reichs
Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:39 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Casting bronze with Glass
Replies: 7
Views: 9839

Re: Casting bronze with Glass

From the lack of replies, I would guess that nobody has tried it yet. I certainly haven't been brave enough to, although I cast both glass and bronze but not together. The coefficient of thermal expansion of each material is vastly different & my guess is that on cooling the stress set up would ...