This looks like some sort of wild plant springing out of a weird planter. It is actually a sprue tree for lost wax casting. The "leaves" are the items to be cast which are rather tiny cat and dog paw prints. They are tiny "charms" I will include in a necklace design. This is the smallest and highest...

I am getting close to using my new mold making and wax injection tools. I am making two new designs for pendants that I will first cast in silver the standard way. I will highly finish them and then use them as the masters for the rubber mold making. The result should be that I will have two master ...

The Celtic cross is a favorite item for my customers. I haven't invested in wax injection for duplication so I have to cut new masters for every new cast. This time I decided to make a twofer CAD file and cut two at a time. Run time was 2.5 hours with a 0.005" ball end mill in my Taig system. There ...

I just put three flasks into the kiln. It's been preheated to 300 degrees (f) and the flasks will set in the kiln for three hours at this temperature. This is to permit as much of the wax as possible to liquefy and drain out. Sorta works OK. Then the pan on the bottom is removed (it is there to catc...

I did a lot of investigation into using rubber molds to increase my production. I think that process is likely in my future, but the key word here is future. I am being put off by the high entry cost for the necessary equipment compared to the amount of use it will receive at this point. The minimum...