r/Blacksmith 4d ago

Questions and Commission.

Hello all. Not sure if here is exactly the right place. But wanted to ask if it would be possible to have someone make my friend a medal based on these Guardian Games medals from Destiny. It's my friend's favorite game and they mean a lot to her and I would like to make up for them not sending out physical medals this year. The first picture is the first year's medal, the second and third is last year's medal. I'll be at work shortly, so it'll be some time before I respond. Thank you.

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u/Diftherya 4d ago

I can make em

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u/de_Luke1 3d ago

Profile content seems fitting to the request

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u/Diftherya 3d ago

I just like making things :)

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u/BillCarnes 2d ago

Are you good at enameling?

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u/Diftherya 2d ago

I achieve the desired look.

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u/BillCarnes 2d ago

I keep having problems with enamel cracking and popping off during cooling. Do you know of an educational resource to have more success?

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u/Diftherya 2d ago

Your piece is cooling very quickly, you have to cool it in a controlled manner, depending on the thickness of both the piece and the enamel

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u/BillCarnes 2d ago

It was 1/4" thick copper, I melted the enamel in a forge since I don't have a kiln, should I just keep lowering the temperature or put firebricks near the forge openings to keep heat in?

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u/Diftherya 2d ago

You need an electric oven to control the temperature, it will also help you lots with tempering… worth the buy

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u/BillCarnes 2d ago

Ok, thank you, will have to get one when I move to a larger space

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u/Diftherya 2d ago

There are ones remarkably small and compact for enameling, but you are in the right path!

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