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Side note too. If you got access to a 3D printer. mould making & iterating becomes 1000 times easier.

Sounds like ur sands too wet.

What metal u Tryna cast? and what shape?

Also keep in mind metal casting can be more of an art than science a lot of the time, Might take u more than a few pours & failures to figure out how to get it right

I did manage to score half a metric tone of olivine sand but the grade isn’t fine enough to replace my main sand.

Good core sand tho, when a coating is applied to the core

Get some newer pewter to play round with. The older stuff can have lead in it so avoid that.

Forgiving to cast & u can melt it with a butane torch.

Or “AUTOSOL” metal polish if you don’t wanna go over it twice

Some automotive buff & polish with a buffing/polishing cloth or pad will get that looking like a mirror

I just mix for fun but I’m on my 2nd s4 mk1 & loving it. Would like a newer s4 but the ole mk1’s are so cheap & it does everything I need it to do.

Already said but the looping and loop jumping function is great & beat jumping too (not sure if other branded controllers can do that like traktor).

All my 2 record box friends want to switch to traktor after having a slap on my s4 too if that carry’s any weight.

The only thing I’d like is Spotify integration (yes I’m a Spotify pleb, sometimes use Soundcloud) so I don’t have to buy/download all my music). I mix at home 99% of the time so not worried about internet connection.

Roast me all you want about Spotify but makes life way easier when your not on the decks Tryna play music at a party & Que some baddies on the Spotify jam.

Bit off topic there lol. Traktor slaps

Did you have any trouble getting the face plate off?

www.esseroth.com 🙏

Yeah, check me out :) @esseroth_iiv

Yeah! Made from 3 pairs of upcycled jeans and an up-cycled hoodie :)

Damn the I like the baggy ness of yours bro!

Rate the occult research one.

Are you an occultist?

Another Delica

I’m an occult artist. All my work from paintings > grimoires > clothing has hidden meaning and occult elements embedded in them. (www.esseroth.com)

You got this, own the pain. Feel it through your body and breathe into it. Find the light and hold it close for it is you that holds backs the darkness of the abyss

Im a bit late here but I use the below.

100 parts sand 5 parts linseed oil 5 parts cornflower 3-5 parts water 1-4 parts baking soda

Bake in core box at 100c for 1 hour to drive out moisture.

Raise heat to 140c for 1-3 hours (until hardening begins).

Once hardening has begun, remove cores from mould (carefully) & bake in oven at max temp for an hour.

I use these for zinc & copper casting. A decent amount of off gassing for the copper pour so be sure to add generous ventilation to your mould.

‘Wands of Horus’ or ‘Cylinders of the Pharaoh’ I’ve seen them called. There’s a few other similar variants around aswell.

But you are right, to my knowledge no set like we see them today was ever discovered. Some statues are depicted holding rods/wands of sort.

My work is mainly based off Valery Uvarov’s research.

I can’t remember the exact term but it was a blood valve that was blocked or not functioning cause blood to pool up and press on my nerves.

I had surgery where they burn out the vein & it regrows but it still never came right.

Also my back was fucked from being bed ridden

I’ll dm you a photo of them casted.

Built a workshop of the course of a month or so to house everything. Initially did it just on the lawn tho.

My furnace is a LPG bottle with the top cut off & a propane burner plugged in the side (with insulation). It set me back a little bit for materials but well worth it. You could 100% get by with a microwave imo. Maybe harder for bigger pours tho.

I mainly sand cast atm, using custom sandcores to create the hollow for the core of the wands to go into (essentially casting a 100mm x 30mm x 4mm tube). Would reccomend lost pla or lost wax for detail.

Currently I’m working on a high temp mortar mould that’s reusable to save me and my back hours or mixing & packing sand. Lotta failed attempts Tryna get one to work but making progress.

FYI casting sand and metal fumes are pretty nasty aswell. I’d recommend investing in a good respirator that’s rated for all the fumes and particles.

Messaged you :)

Have a blessed day my friend and thank you for making my day :) I will pass the vibes on :)

Sent me down a rabbit hole trying to find that book lol. can’t even find a pdf/ebook.

Super interesting in pursing that topic. Most of my understanding is based from Valery Uvarov & my personal experience. In how the wands interact with the body. If you’ve got access to a copy or spare copy I’d be interested too.

Out of depth on that one sorry. Best I could do would be tarot to interpret the future. I’m not adept enough at tarot to give you want you seek fully. I’d recommend getting a deck, learning the cards and experimenting on reading future events.

Tarot is a good introduction in developing one’s intuition, not the only divination method but probably the most common and easiest to pick up.

I use tarot to plan out my entire year, what to focus on, what to ignore and what direction to take. It’s more of a guide rather than exact truth. Others may differ in opinion on that but I’ve found it very useful in that regard.