[Jewelry making - Article 01400] - Re: [Orchid] Casting challenge

[Neil George]

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    Rachel, Make your molds as normal with a pin, however when you
    inject, do *not* use the pin, but go to office depot and buy yourself
    some graphite in the form of pencil lead for propelling pencils. They
    come in a variety of diameters. Inject with a piece of graphite in
    the mold aligned by your pin and put it on the tree and cast. Once
    you acquire your piece, drilling out the graphite is like going
    through butter with a hot knife. No investment breakdown or closed
    holes to deal with. Every hole will be consistent time and time
    again. Of course you cannot re-use the graphite, but the expense out
    weighs the cost of failures and rejects on a continuous basis. 

Best Regards.
Neil George
954-572-5829


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