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Anchor Winch Rebuild - Part 7 - Lost Wax Casting - Failure

Lost Wax Casting

(1) Sheet mold for machineable wax, coated with dish soap.
(1) Sheet mold for machineable wax, coated with dish soap.
(3) While is it still warm the machineable wax was warped around a PVC pipe and bound with tape to hold the shape while it cooled.
(3) While is it still warm the machineable wax was warped around a PVC pipe and bound with tape to hold the shape while it cooled.
(5) Machineable wax in the lathe.
(5) Machineable wax in the lathe.
(7) Making a split mold requires making a box around the part. Filling it half way up with plaster then adding a parting agent like petroleum jelly before filling the box on up with plaster.
(7) Making a split mold requires making a box around the part. Filling it half way up with plaster then adding a parting agent like petroleum jelly before filling the box on up with plaster.
(9) Lost Wax Test
(9) Lost Wax Test
(2) Machineable wax being poured into the mold.
(2) Machineable wax being poured into the mold.
(4) A machineable wax pipe made cast from a plaster cast that was cast from a half section of PVC conduit.
(4) A machineable wax pipe made cast from a plaster cast that was cast from a half section of PVC conduit.
(6) Pulley turned from machineable wax.
(6) Pulley turned from machineable wax.
(8) A split mold made from the wax parts, foam and plaster. Pam cooking spray failed as a release agent.
(8) A split mold made from the wax parts, foam and plaster. Pam cooking spray failed as a release agent.
(10) Other uses for machineable wax.
(10) Other uses for machineable wax.

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