Dalby Brass

Fine Brass Architectural Fittings

Jesters Head Trade Mark a Sign of Traditional English Craftsmanship

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Design and pattern making

Lost wax casting

Green sand casting

Glass bending and etching

Spring making

Wood turning

Porcelain centres

Nickel Plating

 

 

Design and pattern making

 

If you cannot find a particular piece that you are looking for we can help with design or alternatively we can work from a photograph or drawing. Once we have a working drawing we will then carve  the patterns from English lime, a superior wood for patterns due to it's ability to carry crisp detail. From these patterns silicon moulds are taken with which we inject wax into and so starts the lost wax process.

 

 

Lost wax casting

 

This process is used for it's excellent detail and complexity reproduction. If you have a component missing or need a piece reproducing this is a suitable process to use.

 

 

Green sand casting

 

We use this casting method for pieces that do not require great detail for which we would use the above process.

 

 

Glass bending and etching

 

We bend glass and form glass sheet for the glazing in our lights and also fine grit blast detailed designs onto their surfaces.

 

 

Spring making

 

From special carbon steels we create springs for our letterplates, bell presses and butlers bells etc.

 

 

Woodturning

 

We turn in a variety of timbers for patterns and also decorative embellishments for our castings.

 

 

Silver soldering a chandelier ready to export to Japan

 

 

 

Porcelain centres

 

Porcelain "on/off", "hot/cold" and "press" centres.

These we mould from fine porcelain with fired in ceramic transfers.

 

Nickel plating

 

Nickel stripping and plating - contact us for details.

 

Design and pattern making

 

Toilet cistern, taps and spouts designed and made.