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Investment Casting or The Lost Wax Process

bulletApecs
bulletThe Factory
bulletA.P.C.E.S. our name
bulletEmerald and Diamond ring
bulletEmerald ring 2
bulletFabrication of the master pattern
bulletPolishing the master pattern
bulletThe finished master pattern
bulletRecording the master pattern
bulletSoldering a sprue on the master pattern
bulletMaking the mould
bulletPacking the mould
bulletPlacing the uncured mould into the moulding box
bulletVulcanising the mould
bulletCutting out the master pattern
bulletRevealing the master pattern
bulletRevealing the setting
bulletReleasing the setting
bulletThe mould cut in two
bulletInjecting a wax pattern
bulletThe mould is opened to reveal the injected wax pattern
bulletInspecting the wax pattern
bulletSetting up the wax patterns
bulletWelding the wax patterns to the tree
bulletWeighing the tree
bulletCalculating the required metal weight
bulletPlacing a flask around the tree
bulletInvesting the flasks
bulletClosing the lid on the investing machine
bulletMixing the investment
bulletFilling the flask with investment
bulletThe last waxes are covered with investment
bulletRemoving the sieve
bulletCleaning the investing machine
bulletFlask removal
bulletWax removal
bulletCollecting the wax
bulletWeighing an alloy sample
bulletThe assay furnace
bulletPerforming a fire assay
bulletWeighing out the alloy
bulletCharging the crucible
bulletMelting the alloy
bulletGetting the flask out of the furnace
bulletThe flask is placed in the casting chamber
bulletSeating the flask
bulletMoving the casting chamber into position
bulletCasting
bulletThe cast flask
bulletMelting in a centrifugal casting machine
bulletSliding the cradle to the flask
bulletCentrifugal casting
bulletWashing out the flask
bulletBlasting the tree
bulletCutting the castings from the tree
bulletRuth Waterhouse sculpture
bulletPouring a silicon mould
bulletOpening the silicon mould
bulletPlatinum ring
bulletLinn casting machine
bulletPlatinum trees - shanks and settings
bulletBright silver 925
bulletSoldering a setting to a ring
bulletPackaging the solder
bulletThe range of solders
bulletSettings
bulletMetals cast
bulletCustom casting - Eagle
bulletCustom casting - Chess set
bulletCustom casting - Chess set
bulletCustom casting - Chess set
bulletThe pioneers
bulletMG
bulletThe crew
bulletApecs logo
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Last modified: September 09, 1998