When [Turbo Conquering Mega Eagle] tried lost wax casting, he ended up with a fireball and a galvanizing sense of disappointment. There wasn’t enough heat to get all the wax out, and the ...

24 thoughts on “ How To Get Into Lost Wax Casting (with A Dash Of 3D Printing ... ZAMAK (pot metal) melts around 800*F and Aluminum is 1200*F, both are doable in the home garage fairly cheaply ...

I recently completed a short introductory course to the lost wax casting technique for creating jewelry (I will begin a more in-depth course this fall). I ...

Lost-wax casting, a sculpting technique dating to the Chalcolithic period, is an elaborate process. Its many steps include spruing , slurrying, burnout , and metal chasing — terms lost on your ...