How To Carve A Wax Ring For Casting
The top of the ring is trimmed down into a rough hexagon shape.
How to carve a wax ring for casting. You can carve either a ring pendant ear rings or alternatives can be discussed on day. We use a saw to cut off the larger pieces and cut smaller segments off using a scalpel. Using a wax tube cut out the shape of a standard ring.
The band is still quite wide so well use a bur to remove a few millimeters on either side. 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. Next file the wax to the shape you require using a special carving file.
Removing the Excess Wax. I suspect that the Presto Pot may. To do this the wax model is sprued to a wax tree put into a special container and then filled with investment plaster.
Using a file and scalpel to remove wax. Make a wax carved ring. We switch to finer hand tools and carve much slower to refine the final shape.
A model is carved or shaped in wax and is then cast. In the afternoon you will learn how to melt sterling silver and then cast into either cuttlefish or sand or both. In the process of stirring the mixture a ring of wax will solidify at the edge of the surface where the metal is colder and I have to use a heat gun on the outside to clean it off.
In most rings I will mark the center and edges of all sides in addition to the edges of my design. At this stage we are not actually carving the rings shape rather we are roughly shaping the ring. Removing wax and creating a 3D design on your ring.
