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One of my interests is lost wax casting in silver. I can cast several other metals as well, but silver has been my favorite.
In the picture is a ring made with my amateur radio station call sign. You all know we identify personally with our calls.
My first call sign ring shown below was as big and gaudy as it could made. It is a success but is a bit uncomfortable to wear. It is too wide. This new one wears on the finger much better.
If any of my ham friends are interested in a personal design made by me, let me know. Each one is a one of a kind as the wax master goes away. The “lost” in lost wax casting.
Something like this small ring would be in the $50.00 price range. More complex like the fun skull ring shown would be higher. I made that for my adult son and it is the mascot for a band where he is the drummer.
Lead time varies. Let me know if you would like something special handcrafted for you.
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| Just about as wide as my finger can handle | Those are radio waves on the underside. |
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| It's called Chin's Mojo. My son's band ring. | The "reasonable" call sign ring, Ha! |
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I have been dragging my feet on my microwave project. The first conversion board is on hand (28MHz - 144MHz) but haven't started assembly. Still gathering other components such as a power supply and a case for the master 10MHz stable oscillator.
A good excuse has been my workshop workspace has been occupied with doing lost wax detail finish work. A bit lame for an excuse, but it would mean stop doing that work until I finish the conversion board. Now considering creating a new electronic workbench space here in my home office where I am closer to the ham shack equipment. Yet another sub-project. My plan is to enjoy the process until I reach the goal.
The local NTMS crew has been busy doing microwave stuff. I am on the mailing list so privy to the conversation stream. Recent concerns with a few of the MW beacons being off the air. Trips to the sites going on, etc. Makes me anxious to have something up that I can go listen for them.
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Wow! Time is flying. Christmas day today. Merry Christmas to all.
Sitting here juat now, looking at construction projects piling up around the shack. So much to be doing. But it is the holiday season and family activities are highest on the list. That is as it should be. Feeling very thankful for all my blessings and things to do. I could be far worse off.
I have been working on my silver jewellery work rather than radio projects. Doing the handwork carving wax and especially using my CAD/CAM software and designing jewellery to be made on my CNC micro-mill. A lot of my work is displayed here: http://kautzcraft.com/index.php/silverwork.
The machine tools used for wax carving can also cut just about any type of metal. I am considering making some of the parts and pieces for my microwave antennas and feed horns when I get to that point. Just because I can.
So, I am enjoying the holiday season for now but looking forward to a busy winter season in my cosy shop making anything my mind can conger. 73