[Jewelry making - Article 00194] - Re: [Orchid] Who will cast from 3-D printed part?

[Wise Blood]

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    There are several casters that will attempt to cast this material.
    However don't expect great results from anyone, as the material
    itself leaves behind residuals in the investment mold. It can be done
    and has been done but is anything but reliable, and not guaranteed.
    3D systems screams that it cast wonderful, but that is simply not the
    case. 

    If you require that your prototypes be cast originally with no
    molding process done, find someone with a Sanders type system that is
    wax based. This material has no casting problems but is a little bit
    more expensive due to the time involved in producing parts. I find
    that growing a Sanders model once is far superior then growing
    Invision models 3 to 4 times.

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