What can you tell me about the lost wax casting method?

[SG1]

what can you tell me about it?


What is it limitations?


What can you not make/do with it?


Any limits on what mold you can make with it?

[Great-Kazoo]

http://www.newartsfoundry.com/lost-wax-casting-process/

http://www.frbronze.com/casting.htm

http://www.britannica.com/technology/lost-wax-process

[WETWRKS]

I have done lost wax with gold, silver, and a junk pot metal. Your limits are based on your equipment. It works best if you have a centerfuge but it isn't necessary.

Pm me if you have specific questions. I can walk you thru the process.

[StagLefty]

Used that method when I took silversmith classes and we had a centrifuge so I was impressed.

[zteknik]

I use to work at a casting plant as Q.C. back in NY.
We made lots of goodies. M14 receivers, pistol frames, rail mounts and sights just to mention a few without divulging name brands.
And then we made big industrial parts as well. My wife knows more about the wax end of the production and how all that worked - she worked there as well.

I guess the limitations would be the intricacy of the part. A lot of little nooks and crannies would be hard to make a mold for. I've seen some molds they make in 2 to 3 pieces with plug holes so the metal has somewhere to go


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS0uM3OC76I

[Ah Pook]

I used it with wax/sand. Not rocket science. Needs practice.