Lost-wax Casting
A practitioners manual
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 labour and natural resources readily available in developing countries.
Published: 1983
Pages: 80
eBook: 9781780442662
Paperback: 9780903031882
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| 1: Introduction | 8 | ||
| Part 1: The Lost-Wax Casting Process | 12 | ||
| 2: Primitive Lost-Wax Casting | 14 | ||
| 3: Preparing and Moulding the wax | 18 | ||
| 4: Moulding wax Patterns | 21 | ||
| 5: Investment Mould Coatings | 30 | ||
| 6: Burn-out and Casting | 32 | ||
| Part 2: Construction Techniques | 34 | ||
| 7: Preparing Clay Mixtures | 36 | ||
| 8: Constructing a Crucible Furnace | 41 | ||
| 9: Building a Burn-Out Oven | 56 | ||
| 10: Crucible-Making and Maintenance | 65 | ||
| 11: Preparing non-Ferrous Metals for Casting | 68 | ||
| Appendices | 72 | ||
| 1: Case Studies | 74 | ||
| 2: Review and Check List | 77 | ||
| 3: Glossary of Casting Terms | 79 | ||
| 4: Bibliography | 81 | ||
| 5: Useful Data | 81 |
Peter Stern
Peter Stern is a civil engineer with 35 years of professional experience in practical engineering, water resources development, irrigation and rural water supplies. He has spent 20 years working in developing countries in North, Central, East and West Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
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