A sand casting mold requires placing a duplicate of the object to be created into sand. The sand is packed tight around the object creating a sand casting mold. Once the sand is hardened, metal or wax, is poured into the sand casting mold which creates an exact replica of the original object. There are a few different types of sand mixtures used. One is a mixture of silica sand, clay, and water called green sand. Making a sand casting moldis a simple process and can be done by most people,. Follow these steps.
1. Fill a bowl with green sand. This is a mixture of sand, clay and other additives which help harden and solidify the sand casting mold.
2. Choose an object you would like to make a sand casting mold of. For the sake of this article, the object will be a shell.
3. Compact the moist sand mixture around the outside of the shell. Firmly press the sand into all the crevices.
4. Let the sand mixture dry until it is hard. The sand casting mold must retain its shape until after the metal or wax is hardened. Once it is completely hard, remove the shell.
5. Pour into the sand casting mold, molten metal or wax. Once the liquid has solidified, remove the sand casting mold.