CNC Part Setup

Message: 9
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 16:27:53 -0700
From: "Smoke" <smoke@...>
Subject: Re: CNC Part Setup

I'm in the process of building a number of injection molds for wax injection
for rifle action parts. I've never done this before so I'm hoping
everything comes out OK.

[Are these metal molds, or rubber molds? Jewelers generally use rubber
molds, since they're easier to make and flexible enough to permit undercuts,
but rifle parts might demand metal.]

Also, would you know of any sources for wax injection machines by any
chance?

Thanks, Gordon

AKA Smoke

[You can find wax injection machines at any large jeweler's supply. A good
source for this sort of thing, including rubber, wax, and associated
paraphernalia, is Rio Grande (www.riogrande.com). Kerr makes a wax
injector: http://www.kerrlab.com/Products/English/WaxInjection/ProJector.htm
which works by air pressure, others use vacuum:
http://www.yasui.co.jp/e/cast_e/3wax_e.htm or a simple pump system.
Kindt-Collins (which sells the wax) also has some info on the process:
http://www.kindt-collins.com/waxes/jewelry6.html.%5d

Andrew Werby
http://unitedartworks.com