Tools (PDF)
Supply List
| SUPPLY ITEMS | SUPPLIERS |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Suppliers
- Alfa Aesar
26 Parkridge Rd.
Ward Hill, MA 01835-8099
(800) 343-0660
Technical service: (800) 343-7276 - Centaur Forge, Ltd.
117-TR N. Spring St.
P.O. Drawer 340
Burlington, WI 53105-0340
(262) 763-8350 or (800) 666-9175 - The Compleat Sculptor, Inc
90 Vandam St.
New York, NY 10013
(800) 972-8578
Fax: (212) 243-6374 - Fisher Scientific
Customer service: (800) 766-7000
Fax: (800) 926-1166 - Lab Safety Supply
- Omega Engineering, Inc.
1 Omega Dr.
P.O. Box 4047
Stamford, Ct. 06907-0047
(800) 848-4286
Fax: (203) 359-7700 - Remet
210 Commons Rd
Utica, NY 13502-6395
(315) 797-8700 or (800) 445-2424
Fax: (315) 797-4477 - Rio Grande
(800) 545-6566
Fax: (800) 965-2329 - Sheffield Pottery
Rte. 7, Box 399
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-7700 or (888) 774-2529
Fax: (413) 229-0200 - Ward’s Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
P.O. Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692-9012
(716) 359-2502 or (800) 962-2660 - Zar-Tech
17 Malcolm Hoyt Dr.
Newburypot, MA 01950-4017
(978) 462-0200
Fax: (978) 462-2782
