Services

Burton Bronze Foundry has the knowledge and equipment to recreate your work of art in bronze, from start to finish. We employ the lost-wax process, casting wax from the original rubber molds and using ceramic shell mold-making techniques. The foundry has propane-fired burn-out kilns and blast furnace, and a fully equipped metal shop.

Services we offer:

• Mold making techniques from original sculpture using silicone or poly-urethane rubbers, plasters, and fiber glass
• limited sale of mold making materials and casting waxes for our clients
• Wax casting, wax chasing, and spruing of wax positives
• Bronze casting of monumental and limited edition sculptures using Evedure bronze
• Lost wax bell casting using tin bronze (C90700)
• Metal fabrication and chasing of various metals, including bronze, aluminum, stainless steel, and carbon steel, with Tig/Mig welding, and plasma cutting services
• Surface grinding, texturing and polishing, sand blasting and glass bead blasting
• Foundry patina and sealant services
• Bases and mounting devices
• Wood crating for shipping

Supplies and service for ceramic shell investment casting. 

• Bronze casting of monumental and limited edition sculptures using silicon bronze (C87300) Everdure bronze
• Bell investment casting with tin bronze (C90700) ingot.
• Aluminum investment casting with (A356.2) ingot.
• Forge and heat treating service.

Supplies we offer:

Wax, metal and patina -

• Recycled foundry wax
• Pure casting wax
• Sculpting wax
• Sprue wax
• Silicon bronze (C87300) ingot / sprue
• Tin bronze (C90700) ingot / sprue
• Aluminum (A 356.2) ingot / sprue

Patina Chemicals, Acids, and Solutions -

• Presto Prep/ degreaser and cleaner for all metal types.
• M20 Blackening Solution TM/ Birchwood Casey.
• Ammonium Sulfide
• Nitric Acid
• Sulfuric Acid
• Liver of Sulfur Lump (sulfurated Potash)
• Patina Green TM / Birchwood Casey
• Ferric Nitrate: home made liquid and laboratory crystal
• Cupric Nitrate crystal
• Silver Nitrate crystal
• Bismuth Nitrate crystal
• Zink Nitrate crystal
• Oxide Washes (Powder): Titanium, Chromium, red iron and black iron oxides.
• Permalac lacquer / satin finish for all metal types
• Tree Wax (hot wax)
• Renaissance Wax (cold wax)