How To Carve Wax For Lost Wax Casting

Now we can switch to hand tools to carve into it from all sides.
How to carve wax for lost wax casting. Starting with a lump of jewellers wax. Put the required amount of silver in the crucible remove any existing solder and cut any pieces of scrap so they all fit comfortably. Carving waxes can also be.
This can be as simple as a textured oval or as complex as a three dimensional squid or roller skate. We switch to finer hand tools and carve much slower to refine the final shape. Polly uses sapphires and rubies directly cast into gold creating pieces that resemble natural gem encrusted forms like sparkling geodes split open or discoveries from the deep.
May 2 2016 - Now exploring lost wax casting methods. Waxes and the fumes generated upon heating are highly flammable. Once I have it cast normally in silver that is mixed in a 97 alloy because it casts easy and is easy to engrave I will then re-sprue and vulcanize for mass production should that be the need.
Carving and shaping wax is very satisfying. Your piece should not. You saw and file it down into the shape you require like a sculptor working with stone.
See more ideas about wax carving wax lost wax casting. This board is dedicated to wax modeling and carving. This video shows you the process of how I make jewelry using tiny details from nature and a variation of the lost wax.
To do this you will need special wax some simple tools and possibly a heat source such as a candle or alcohol lamp. Hard carving waxes carve easily can take on fabulous detail can be repaired invisibly and in seconds with the same wax and a heat controlled tool. Sprues should remain visible on the top surface.