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The  Process of making a cast charm starts with an original model, which is made by hand by a model maker.

         The model does not need to be made from precious metal but can be made from a cheap easily worked material such as copper. The Model maker uses saws, drills, files, and all the skilled techniques of the silversmith to make as accurate an image of the charm required as possible.

A piece of wire is then soldered to the model, this is called a sprue, when a mould is made of the model the sprue will form a tube through which wax can be injected and later when the casting mould is made it will form the tube down which the molten metal will flow to make the charm.

The model is then cleaned in acid and polished to a high finish,for any flaws in the model will be repeated in the finished charm.

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