Lost Wax Casting

If you are experiencing rough surfaces, discolored metal or no-fills, the problem may be in the burnout. When casting, the...

A very high percentage of investment casting defects can be directly or indirectly attributed to the design of the sprue...

Here's something to aim for: a well laid-out, orderly workshop, well-lit by multiple non glare light sources, well-maintained equipment, electrically...

Casting of silver can be fairly easy and these notes are the results of my experience through trial and error...

In each step of manufacturing jewelry, there are many factors that can adversely affect quality. Because of this, process control...

A good practice for preventing investment blowout is to measure the height of the trees before investing. The maximum tree...

Clean, fresh investment, water and investment at room temperature, de-ionized or distilled water or water that has been sitting overnight....

You will require a 5 to 6 inch by 3 inch wide brass or copper tube, silver solder a cover...

Dental probes and knives make good wax tools. Your local dentist or dental hygienist or school for the same can...

These slow, quiet days of summer are always a good time to review your shop practices before the busy holiday...

Recently a customer requested that we make her an unusual mother's ring. She chose a magnificent 3.56 ct. oval blue...

Invented by Victor Joyner, a Chicagobased manufacturing jeweler, patented High Definition (HD) Patterns are made of a light-curing polymer material...

The casting department at Stuller Inc. in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been experimenting with casting photopolymer models, and it has found...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

AJM recently asked Linus Drogs of AU Enterprises in Berkley , Michigan , to test the new Ultra-Vest MAXX Investment...

Racine and his son, Ittai, a physicist by profession but a top engineer, passed on purchasing the dated facility and...

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This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

In this demonstration, a wax model is shown, and will be hollowed out from behind. A strong light is mounted...

This paper describes a process that eliminated fire scale during a vacuum casting cycle. Castings should not have a fire...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Lost wax casting, step : cooling the hot flasks in a bucket of water Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 1: attaching waxes to a central sprue and weighing them. Feathered Gems Jewelry has...

Lost wax casting, step : Grinding, buffing and polishing the finished charms. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process...

Lost wax casting, step : cleaning the freshly cast silver charms. Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of...

Lost wax casting, step 8: cutting the now clean silver charms off of the sprue trees. Feathered Gems Jewelry has...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 4: putting the flasks in a kiln to burn out any remaining wax and...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Lost wax casting, step 5: weighing and melting the sterling silver that is poured into the hot flasks. Feathered Gems...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 3: steaming out the wax from inside the hardened plaster investment. Feathered Gems Jewelry...

This video was originally created to explain the casting process we use at Feathered Gems to the client whose charms...

Preparing for lost wax casting, step 2: putting the waxes inside steel flasks and covering them with high temperature plaster...