[Jewelry making - Article 00256] - [Orchid] Injection wax for fine work

[Jeanne Rhodes-Moen]

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    I recently took the plunge and bought casting equipment incl. mold
    making equipment to try to mass produces some of my filigree. I cast
    filigree about 12 years or so ago, with reasonable results. I'm
    using bellicone red mold compound and Rio's precision pink, but I'm
    not happy with the results so far. Earlier, I used dark blue
    plast-o-wax which tolerated being pulled out of the mold better. The
    results I"m getting so far are inconsistant. either it's not filling
    the whole pattern, or I'm getting too much flashing, or it is
    breaking on removal from the molds. I'm about to call Rio and order
    some plast o wax, but I'm not totally sure that is where my problem
    lies. My injector is a hand pump model which is wide open and the
    nozzle is on the top of the pot and must manually be pushed down to
    draw wax up from the bottom of the pot. 

    any suggestions would be appreciated. 

Jeanne
Jeannius Designs
www.jeannius.com
www.rhodes-moen.com
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