[Jewelry making - Article 00180] - Re: [Orchid] Wax model making

[Patricia L. Johnson]

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    Hi Ellen, You can make a home made extruder ...take a 1 in thick pipe
    about a foot in length..for the plunger get a tight fitting piece of
    wooden doweling with an even tighter fitting rubber washer screwed to
    its end ..to prevent the wax from leaking out the back end as you
    depress the plunger. solder two bolts which have there heads cut off
    to the sides on the end of the barrel.....Brass dies of 18 gage or
    greater can be drilled to desired thickness and mounted on the ends
    of the barrel and held in place with the bolts.....pour molten wax
    directly into the barrel and force wax out slowly and evenly ...if
    the wax hardens you can reheat the whole extruder in hot water. 

Good luck...Patty
plj AT pljglassart.com
www.pljglassart.com


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