How To Carve Wax For Casting
If its a one-off piece it may undergo further processes if its for production it will then have a mould made.
How to carve wax for casting. Move the file on the wax in a direction so as to not cut grooves in the wax from the file. Inspired by a Wax Modelling book Id received here I have a go at carving a high doom ring out of carving wax. Wax carving is an ancient tradition in jewellery making going back 6000 years.
With vacuum casting you need to leave at least 18 of an inch at the top to aid in the suction during the casting. Slide a wax ring model or ring tube onto this mandrel and rotate it in opposition to the steel blade. Smaller burrs may be used to grind the shape to closer detail.
Use 1000 grit wet sandpaper to smooth the wax. Now it needs to sit for about 10 - 15 undisturbed until it sets up then it needs to sit for about 15 - 2 hours before you can start the burnout process in the kiln. This tutorial instructs how to carve a wax model ring used for casting into sterling silver or gold.
Use a fine file to file the grinding marks away. There are a few steps you can take to make sure there are no unwanted rough edges on your wax carving before going through the lost wax casting process. Use a large burr in a handpiece to grind the wax to the final shape.
Creating a wax carved chunky ring from scratch. Follow our lost wax casting process steps below to find out how using a silver ring as an example. I will often heat a metal tool over a flame to gently melt a part of it.
Transferring your designs accurately on to wax. This board is dedicated to wax modeling and carving. If you choose to experiment on your own do not melt wax with gas burners and work in a location where you can deal with a fire in the melting pot without freaking out and spilling flammable liquid on the floor.
