Lost-Wax Casting

by Feinberg, Wilbert

• ISBN13: 9780903031882
• ISBN10: 0903031884
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1983-11-01
• Publisher: Practical Action Pub

Summary

Outlines the basic techniques of lost-wax casting and describes the equipment needed to carry out the process successfully. Explains how the equipment can be made, using local labor and natural resources readily available in developing countries.

Table of Contents

Author's preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
The lost-wax casting process
Primitive lost-wax casting	p. 7
Preparing and moulding the wax	p. 11
Moulding wax patterns	p. 14
Investment mould coatings	p. 23
Burn-out and casting	p. 25
Construction techniques
Preparing clay mixtures	p. 29
Constructing a crucible furnace	p. 34
Building a burn-out oven	p. 49
Crucible-making and maintenance	p. 58
Preparing non-ferrous metals for casting	p. 61
Appendices
Case studies	p. 67
Review and check list	p. 70
Glossary of casting terms	p. 72
Bibliography	p. 74
Useful data	p. 74
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