Whoah. This is awesome. I've done lost wax casting but only on a very small scale..

Actually.. I have a small dental centrifuge (it's missing a couple of parts, most notably the crucible, which costs ~$20).

Would Sudo take this donation if I brought it by? It might not be really worth it if we don't also get a little kiln for burning out the wax molds but I guess it's not impossible that one of those might show up, as well... 

xo

N


On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:
On the topic of lost wax casting...

If someone knows a jeweler who has the equipment to 3D print in wax and then cast in metal, let me know! This is the process Shapeways uses for their precious metal 3D prints, but they charge an arm and a leg for them. I would love to be able to produce 3D printed jewelry at the same rates as these guys have figured out:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fireandbone/fire-and-bone-tiny-digitally-captured-metal-animal

Also - you can totally do lost "wax" casting using 3D printed PLA instead of wax!

Lost PLA Casting from 3D Prints

Or you can even use low-melt alloys to cast directly into 3D printed ABS molds:

Metal Casting with Your 3D Printer

Patrik

PS: The "Field's metal" mentioned in the last link is a non-toxic alloy that melts at 144°F, and is named after its inventor, local South Bay mad scientist Simon Quellen Field.


On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 4:29 PM, <hol@gaskill.com> wrote:

or we could do it ourselves :)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting

 

 

On 2014-07-29 15:06, Vicky Knox wrote:

Wax into bronze?!?!?!!?!?!?! :D I love chose your own adventure email threads. I just clicked on the "..." on the sentence: "Also the people who sold us the robot can turn wax into bronze..."

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