Good casting design and manufacturing is all about knowing all the components and processes involved to get to the final desired product. Whether replicating an antique or historical piece of art or creating a new custom bronze or aluminum plaque, East Point Foundry’s in-house experts and artisans can help establish your product’s or object’s physical and aesthetic requirements to turn your idea into a sophisticated masterpiece.
Some various styles and techniques create high-quality metal castings for your most precious ornaments and craft pieces. The design’s intricacies and the vision for the desired finished product help determine the kind of metal to use for casting. Other factors, such as how the metal behaves in liquid, solid, and cooling states, will dictate mold requirements.
Bronze and Aluminum plaques are the most popular ornamental choices, and they are used indoors and outdoors for both traditional and unique purposes. With our years of expertise in the craft, we highly recommend custom bronze and aluminum plaques for different occasions for their premium look and durability.
Benefits of Custom Bronze Plaques:
- Durability and strength
- Classic, traditional look
- Ability to hold fine detail
- Rich luster and chemical patina
- Wall and in-ground installation
Benefits of Custom Aluminum Plaques:
- Lightweight metal
- Contemporary, silver coloring
- Budget-friendly
- Blends well on colored backgrounds
- Wall-only installation
Custom Bronze Plaques
Custom bronze plaques are known for their exceptional durability and strength. It is a higher quality metal option, most commonly used for traditional ornaments and historical projects. Since it is an alloy predominantly made of copper and tin, it holds up well against even the harshest weather conditions. It is finished with a clear lacquer for extra protection.
With its warm, rich sepia tone, cast bronze plaques have a distinct luster that will immediately give your ornament a look of class and supremacy. No wonder it’s the most sought-after metal to decorate museums, halls of fame, and historical sites. They are ideal for:
- Exterior plaques for standard signages
- Commemorative plaques for buildings
- Memorial plaques for church buildings and other structures
- Historical Landmarks
Custom Aluminum Plaques
Aluminum is a much softer metal known to be significantly lighter in weight than bronze. Despite that, it is still known to be impenetrable against various weather conditions, quickly making it a popular choice for memorial and dedication plaques. Its silver hue gives off a sleek and modern look ideal for buildings of glass and steel. They also add aesthetic value indoors, as they can be installed on any wall, stone, or platform.
Custom aluminum plaques are less expensive to create and make an excellent alternative to bronze for tight-budget projects. They are ideal for:
- Dedication Plaques
- Memorial Plaques for Church Buildings and Other Structures
- Building Ornaments
- Company Logos
What Is Sand Casting?
We use the traditional sand casting method in our crafts. It involves pouring molten metal inside a preformed mold made of condensed sand, which becomes a finalized part when cooled. The sand cast is destroyed upon the retrieval method.
Advantages Of Sand Casting
- It has a low set-up cost and is cost-effective to modify.
- It is a reliable casting method for the most intricate parts required in internal cast cavities.
- It is suitable for high-end designs that need the most flexibility.
- There’s a shorter lead time to make the molds. Thus, making it ideal for fast production runs.
Other Casting Applications
- Sand Casting Aluminum. Ideal for high-quality cookware and patio furniture, aluminum sand casting also has applications in a wide range of industries, including consumer goods manufacturing, aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, energy, marine, medical, mining, and more.
- Sand Casting Brass. This technique involves forming a single-use mold from a sand aggregate and pouring molten brass into that mold. Ideal for household and construction applications due to natural corrosion resistance.
- Sand Casting Bronze. This popular manufacturing process uses natural or synthetic sand and bronze or bronze alloys to produce high-quality items. The process involves a series of steps that require workmanship enhanced by years of experience..
East Point Foundry specializes in sand casting since it is the most sought-after method for antique restorations. One of our favorite parts of the process is the textural imprints left on the sand-casted parts, which enhance the aesthetics of a piece of ornament or furniture with fine finish or imperfections that allude to vintage qualities.
Missing Parts Recreation & Restoration
We are capable of recreating identical pieces or any missing part of old artifacts or antiques or any object of virtue, using the original as the pattern. To do this, we take an actual part of the authentic antique, create a sand mold, cast a duplicate, and thoroughly polish it to match the original.
3D Printed Replica As Pattern
We collaborate with 3D printing companies to make a printed replica as a pattern to create duplicates for ornaments or any crafts piece.
Using a 3D printed replica, East Point Foundry cast bronze scrolls for one of the presidential yachts that have been taken out of service for a long time, giving it a restored classic look.
Duplication & Production
We can produce duplicates or create any parts of furniture pieces, ornamental elements, or any custom design objects, and crafts.
East Point Foundry produced and created duplicate parts for barber chair business, door knockers, doorbell.
In honor and recognition of our military forces, East Point Foundry is proud of the opportunity to produce these 18″ tall polished bronze stars for the Gold Star Families of our nation.
Cast Bronze & Cast Aluminum Letterings
Our cast metal letterings are durable, striking, and permanent. You will find our letters adorning government buildings, parks, libraries, and schools around the country.
- Cast Aluminum Lettering. This cast metal lettering offers light metal that can sit nicely on plywood, softwood, and concrete walls. It is best suited for business marketing as the hollow aluminum cast letters provide enough depth that is economical yet makes your representation stand out.
- Cast Bronze Lettering. Using bronze as the primary casting material allows producing open back letters or numbers with a thin layer of metal, replicating the elegance and gravitas of massive bronze signs. Cast bronze letters and numbers are highly popular as address signages for homes and buildings.
Injection-Molded Plastic Lettering
This type of lettering is cost-effective, lightweight, easy to install, and weather resistant. These letters do not look like plastic at all, and you can still get an elegant look out of them without the timelessness of metal. Our injection-molded plastic lettering has a smooth finish, sharp edges, and an unblemished surface, giving the letters a look and feel of cast metal in a plastic product.
Acrylic Lettering
Acrylic sign letters or numbers are lightweight and durable and are made by cutting out from a flat solid sheet by a computer-driven laser. The laser-cut-out letters have a smooth polished edge. It is a popular choice among business owners because it is the more budget-friendly lettering option, easy to install, and can be laminated with a metal veneer to offer a richer look.
We recognize the importance of honoring a legendary individual, pet, exceptional organization, or historical event. This thought drives our craftsmen at East Point Foundry to create tribute sculptures skillfully, making the finished product a most unforgettable one.
Customer Centric, Craftsmanship & Services Since 1948
Since we do our entire process in-house, we can give our customers competitive and affordable pricing and the quickest turnaround time. Our creative team works hand-in-hand with clients to help create concepts and ideas for any project and make them come to life.
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Whether it’s a memorial plaque for a church building to recollect a loved one, a commemorative plaque for a building to mark a significant milestone, or even beautiful new signage for your house or business, East Point Foundry can masterfully create the best pieces of work for you.
Contact us today to discuss your project requirements and learn more about our customization, casting capabilities, and other services and offerings.
