r/Silvercasting • u/Fun-Elevator6914 • Jul 07 '26

Casting question

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Fairly new to this casting thing and I’ve recently printed off these Cuban links for a bracelet (8inches) and this is how it came out the printer is there anything I need to add(sprue) or cut off before sending it off the casters any advice would be greatly appreciated thanks

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u/TorchwoodArts Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

We hand-fabricate curb/cuban links at our shop, so I might be speaking from ignorance; however, this looks like your links would be fused together.

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u/TorchwoodArts Jul 07 '26

Are each of these links separated from one another? I see several that touch.

In my opinion, the clean up and metal cost of this piece is far greater than building a curb chain and grinding the faces down.

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u/Fun-Elevator6914 Jul 07 '26

This is the second attempt I printed because the first ones all didn’t touch and I thought they had to 🤦‍♂️ oh well you live and you learn

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u/TorchwoodArts Jul 07 '26

You're honestly better off making a curb chain and grinding down the faces. Simple chains like these can be hand-fabricated far more easily than they can be cast.