Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Machineable wax problem

Hallo William,
First try cooling the cutter with compressed air, to blow out the chips.

In the odontologic labratories they work the wax with heat knifes.
perhaps you could finish your parts after milling with a heated
ball point nose that smoothens your mold and takes away the chips.
Eventually it could be usefull to suck the molten wax away instead of
milling.
Have fun trying the diferent ideas.
Sven Peter

William Reidsema wrote:

> Hello All,
> I read this group every day and it is amazing how
> erudite some of the contributors are! I have a simple
> problem that, perhaps, cannot be solved. On the other
> hand, maybe someone has a solution.
> I do a lot of jewelry prototyping in machineable
> wax
> which is then burned out of a mold and cast in
> precious
> metal. The problem is this: I spend as much time
> digging wax residue (chips) out of the final wax
> carving as I do milling the piece. If I cut plastic,
> then the milled carvings have almost no residue to dig
> out. Unfortunately, the plastic doesn't burn out as
> well as wax.
> Anybody on the group know of a material that will
> cut cleanly and burn out as well? Any other
> suggestions
> will be appreciated. I've even tried building a dam
> around the wax and cutting in water. Nothing seems to
> work!
> Bill Reidsema
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