Wear eye protection and you should also where heat protection for your body and I used a handle of a spoonĬarefully pour the metal into the plaster. You may need an insulated oven to melt higherĬlean off the top of the tin. Now the last casting step, melt the metal. There is less temperature difference between the plaster mold and the metal. You also want the mold warm when you pour in the metal so Don’t let the wax overheat, it can catch on fire.Īfter the wax is removed, continue to warm the plaster to I melted out the wax at 350 F in an oven for about 20 I use aįew stones to keep the mold up in the air so the wax can come out. The eagle wasn’t quite on the bottom of the mold box so IĬhipped away a little of the plaster so I had a hole to pour out the wax andįlip the mold upside down and melt out the wax. Two hours or even overnight is better.Ĭut away the mold box to Remove the plaster mold from the Pour the plaster around the wax figure and let solidifyįor at least an hour. Thick as possible while still being pourable. I typically just eyeball it and make it as The wax Mix the ComposiMold plaster with water at about 2.5 parts by weight or Now we make the disposable ComposiMold plaster mold using If I was making beeswax candles, this would be the
Subscribe to ourĬhannel to be there when that video is ready.Īfter this cooled in about 15 minutes, I removed the wax I will show you that process in a different video. You can also use ComposiMold to pour into the ComposiMold The wax will cool from the outside in, so it will chill in the
So it is on the edge of solidifying again to reduce any possible melting to theĬomposiMold. Mold to be cold when I pour, so while the mold is still cold being in theįreezer, I melted the beeswax and poured it into the mold. The ComposiMold mold is ready to for the wax. Mold box container and pulled out the original. To cool thisįaster, I placed the mold in the freezer.Īfter solidified, in about 20 minutes, I pulled off the The already cool ComposiMold holds the eagle in place. Then I poured the rest of the ComposiMold over and around the To stop this eagleįrom floating I could hot glue it down, but instead I poured a little ComposiMold into the cup and Your rubber mold by pouring ComposiMold around your object. The ComposiMold in the microwave for about 40 seconds for a small amount. It’s much easier than that sounded, so lets start. Wax casting so you can make a disposable plaster mold that can handle the heat Make a ComposiMold mold of your object so you can make a So the general steps for metal casting using a lost wax Okay, are you ready? Let’s make a metal casting!
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Plus an oven, and a fire extinguisher for safety is alsoĭo this in a well ventilated area. This is dangerous if not done with care.Īnd some random containers and stir stick I use a small crucible.Įye protection, hand protection, and body protection. If you have a high temperature oven that will work ComposiMold plaster contains anĪdditive to make good strong molds in and around ComposiMold.
Higher temperature metals suchĪs steel are likely out of the temperature range you can do in a DIYĬomposiMold Plaster. Microcrystalline waxes with the ImPRESSive Putty. Other materials you will need to make your metal casting Handle higher temperatures so you do not need to chill the mold first. That in another video, but trust us, it’s pretty cool. However, if you useĬomposiMold instead of the wax, you will not have any issues. In the mold to remove the wax without breaking it. The ImPRESSive Putty is a heat and press material that isĮxtremely easy to make molds with, but is firmer, so you may need to make cuts You cannot use the ComposiMoldįor microcrystalline waxes because of the higher temperatures. To chill your mold prior to pouring in the wax. For the ComposiMold, use either theĬomposiMold-Original or the ComposiMold-Flex so you can bend the rubber moldĪround the wax without causing damage. TheĬomposiMold is a heat and pour and will pick up great details simply by pouring. This video we will also show you the ImPRESSive Putty. We will first show you the ComposiMold, but at the end of You will need your mold making materials, ComposiMold or
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You can learn more about what you can andĬan’t mold with ComposiMold or ImPRESSive Putty by getting your free ebook on You can make your original or master object from other materials including, Your original shape, We are using a 3D printed eagle, but The equipment that you will need includes: Judgment, Melted metals are very hot and can severely burn you. BE CAREFULīefore we begin, most importantly be careful and use good WARNING: MELTED METAL CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS. You can make shapes you make yourself into metals such as tin, aluminum, lead, silver, gold, and other metals.This is great for die casting, jewelry making, and many other applications where you want metal objects.
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Here we show you how to make your own metal castings using the Lost Wax process.
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