Name: Ron Riffe
Email: @rriffe
Address: 10180 Bonny Dr Cupertino, CA 95014
rriffe My wife and I have been doing one of a kind commissioned
cast pieces for the past 25 years. We work mostly with 14K and
18K gold diamonds and other precious stones. We have done a great
deal of fraternal work (Eastern Star, Rainbow, Masonic). I have
been following the casting threads for some time and I can agree
that the most important aspect of casting is the sprueing process
especially when light thin parts are seperated from heavier
parts. I probably over sprue but I rarely have a failure. After
spending so much time on a project I dont want to have to do it
again.
My wife does the design work and I do most of the mechanical
work although she does some of the finishing as she has the
lighter touch. I enjoy lurking in the background but will
contribute when I think I have something useful to say. Thanks,
Ron