[Jewelry making - Article 00107] - Re: [Orchid] Casting Coral

[Tim Blades]

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Bill,

    I wouldn't want to do it, I have seen someone take a week getting
    the shell out of a heavily textured sculpture ! 

    If it were me I would do a soft thin RTV mould and pressure cast the
    wax in ( pour in very hot wax and put in a pressure tank and squash
    out the bubbles , The thin mould gives you more chance to peel it
    off. A seroiusly 3D piece would be a real problem . 

    This thought will no doubt inspire some artist to insist that
    someone like me has to work out a way ! 

Tim Blades

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