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 ...

The wax form is then ready for sending off to the foundry for casting. Fortunately, many places in Eastern Oregon and Washington have bronze foundries. But for Anders, Baker City offered more than ...