Direct Reduction Smelting of Copper Oxide Ore |
Malachite (Ore) | Ward's Scientific |
Charcoal (Fuel) (Natural Hardwood Charcoal, NOT Charcoal "Briquettes") | Grocery/Hardware Store |
Forge | Centaur Forge |
Coal (Fuel for Forge) | Centaur Forge |
Crucibles, Clay-graphite | Centaur Forge |
Direct-reading Thermocouple | Omega, Fisher Scientific |
Balance Sensitive to 0.1 grams | Omega, Fisher Scientific |
Calculator | Electronics Store |
Tweezers | Fisher Scientific, The Compleat Sculptor |
Lost-wax Casting of Copper-Silver Alloy Bar Ingots |
"Sticky Wax" | Remet, The Compleat Sculptor |
Sculptors or Dental Pink Wax, Sheets | Remet, Rio Grande, The Compleat Sculptor |
Beeswax or Sprue Wax | Remet, Centaur Forge |
Bunsen Burner or Alcohol Lamp | Fisher Scientific |
Various Dental and Sculpting Tools | The Compleat Sculptor |
Cardboard Tubes/Paper Cups of Various Sizes/Diameters Large Bucket for Mixing Ceramic Power Mixer | |
Ceramic
Core Mix, Fine Grind
Binder: R-25 Ethyl Silicate |
Remet
Remet |
Ethyl Alcohol | Fischer Scientific |
Catalyst: Ammonium Carbonate | Alfa Aesar |
Distilled or Deionized Water | Fisher Scientific or Local Science Department |
Clay: Mississippi M&D has Highest Green Strength | Local Pottery or Sheffield Pottery |
Safety Goggles with Side Shields | Lab Safety Supply, Zar-Tech |
Hearing Protection During Grinding, Hammering | Lab Safety Supply |
Particle Masks | Lab Safety Supply |
LaTeX Gloves | Lab Safety Supply |
Labcoats | Lab Safety Supply |
Flame Retardant Apparel (Aluminized/Kevlar) | Omega, Zar-Tech |
Casting and Working Copper-Silver Alloys |
Furnace for Warming Mold | Omega |
Metal Shot for Melting and Casting | Alfa Aesar |
Forge | Centaur Forge |
Clay-graphite Crucibles | Centaur Forge |
Pouring Tongs | Centaur Forge |
Firebrick | Zar-Tech |
Wire Brushes | Centaur Forge |
Hacksaw | Hardware Store |
Grinder, Files | Centaur Forge, The Compleat Sculptor |
Vise/Clamp | Centaur Forge |
Anvil | Centaur Forge |
Tongs for Gripping Ingots | Centaur Forge |
Assorted Hammers (Cross Peen, Straight Peen, Ball Peen, for example) | Centaur Forge |
Slack Tub (Large Bucket or Tub of Water for Cooling Casting in Mold) Assorted files | Centaur Forge, The Compleat Sculptor |
Dilute Sulfuric Acid | Fisher Scientific |
Wide-mouthed Glass Dish, ca 10 cm height, 25 cm diameter) for pickling | Fisher Scientific |
Dark Room Tongs | Local Photography Store or Calumet |
Safety Goggles (clear and tinted) with Side Shields | Lab Safety Supply |
Hearing Protection during Grinding, Hammering | Lab Safety Supply |
Particle Masks | Lab Safety Supply |
LaTeX Gloves | Lab Safety Supply |
Labcoats | Lab Safety Supply |
Flame Retardant Apparel (Aluminized/Kevlar) | Lab Safety Supply, Zar-Tech |
Leather Aprons, Gloves | Centaur Forge |