[Jewelry making - Article 01132] - Re: [Orchid] Drop Casting Innovations

[andy cooperman]

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>     Lost Ant Casting now that sounds very interesting lol 

    There was an article in the last year or two in Smithsonian Magazine
    on an entemologist who researches the differing architecture of the
    tunnel and nest system of different ant species. Each species
    produces a typical tunnel layout particular to the species. 

    What this gentleman does is pour molten low fusing "white metal'
    like bismuth down the main whole. The fluid, molten metal, which can
    be melted on site, hardens and cools quickly and then is carefully
    excavated, yielding a 3 dimensional tree like model of the various
    chambers and tunnels of the nest. 

Cool stuff.

Andy Cooperman

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