I have the original manufacturer’s catalog and it has a few drawings but I will also need to imagine some of these pieces and how they work.
It’s not going to heat up, but I want everything else to open/close, etc.
There are a few places where I can envision techniques to use, but I can use any thoughts.
For instance, I will likely have to cast the name plate. Some parts I can possibly machine. The doors are curved on one side, and flat on the other - in miniature they can be either hollow or solid.
Would I be able to powder coat this? Is there a good way to secure the small pieces when spraying the powder?
I am not expecting this to be a quick project. I expect that I will need to learn new skills to accomplish this.
Going to have to be “lost wax” cast. If I was going to try and tackle it, I would model as much as I could in 3D and use the jewelry resin for the resin printer in 3D. Sprue the pieces together in a tree formation for the pour. Once you are happy with a pour you could just leave them on the tree if your just powder coating the outside. If doing all over coverage, you’ll need to account for that gap in your model.
The metal has to be ultra clean from oil and paint.
The fiddly bit will be to get the powder on the part as it is done electrostatically.
Think about a form to hold all the pieces for the powder coating then into the kiln. Metal wires for powder coating. Maybe a cookie sheet or a raised wall equivalent.
Once you have it in the oven, it is a 30 minute bake then cool down and it is a done deal.
After the expansion jewelry will be getting a smaller hydraulic press Not sure of the size on it
Most likely it is either a 9 or 20 ton It is being donated If it is a 20 ton it is possible to cress into an impression die
