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Lost Wax Casting - Part 2 ( Part 1 actually)


I imagine this this actually part 1, because all the work we are doing here, comes before the last post.
The first photo is of me setting up the wax molds on a "button" of wax. I fit as many wax pieces on the button as elbow-room allows, as long as the pieces are not touching. We had anywhere from 10-15 pieces per button.


The next step is to "make the biscuits" as Horace puts it. You mix up a fine-grained white powder with water, vaccuum out the bubbles and carefully, pour it over the flasks. They also get vacuumed for air bubbles. They are then put into a kiln for about 9 hours to squander out the wax on the buttons. Once that is accomplished, you can can shoot the hot silver into the areas of the flask that don't have the wax and...."ta-da" you have silver pieces like the ones I show below.



Ok, so perhaps there are a few more steps..like cutting the pieces off the button and cleaning them up, tumbling the shine back onto them and buffing them to a high shine. It is good-looking much a two day process though and one that Neil is getting pretty good at.
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How to fix a ps2 game. Lost buff sqaure?

Hello, I have lost my buff sqaure for my scheme dr. I want to repair my games but I am not sure if I should since I lost it. Is the buff square nessicary, or can I substitute for something or at best skip that part altogether? Thanks


im reasonably sure you dont need it. i have one and it doesnt seem to serve a purpose


im fairly sure you dont need it. i have one and it doesnt seem to serve a purpose

Lost buff square; need to repair a ps2 game?

Hello, I have lost my buff sqaure for my business dr. I want to repair my games but I am not sure if I should since I lost it. Is the buff square nessicary, or can I substitute for something or upright skip that part altogether? Thanks


it isn't resulting.