Re: Investment casting

From: Tom Richards (tomr@aicasting.com)
Date: Fri Oct 23 1998 - 15:37:31 EEST


We've been using VS-O to 60 degrees C to dewax for over four years, followed
by a quick swish in tepid detergent/water, blow-off, quick gentle running
rinse, blow-off, air dry, and invest in solid mold or shell, with reliable
excellent casting results from any build pattern, hollow or not.

At 10:00 PM 10/22/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Have had very good success casting ModelMaker parts. I do believe hollow fill
>builds may retain more solvent after support wax removal than solid builds.
>I've found that VSO causes problems at the MM part/investment interface so be
>sure your parts are dry. If there is a better alternative to VSO, please let
>me know!
>
>

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