IT WORKED!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/zorink/sets/72157622763166701/ I wasn't sure if WSF would burn out well, but it worked great. They still need some work, but here are some pics of casting and how they turned out. I'll post pics when I get around to finishing them (college finals are coming up) I used some really old silver because I wasn't sure if it would work, so the finish directly from casting is kind of nasty, but you can see how well it worked. Some polishing should fix it up nice.
Very interesting Zorink! To tell you the truth, I was thinking of doing the same thing, by giving the WSF (White Stong and Flexible... am I right?) material to a foundry. Do you think it will work? Again, great work!
It worked very well, I just had to burn out the molds hotter and longer than usual. Investment casting typically uses a special wax that is meant to burn out cleanly, so you really have to crank up the oven on the WSF for a good mold. Just be aware that your casting will have the same texture as the WSF (you can see it in my pic) and will take quite a bit of work if you want your final model to be smooth metal.
Hi guys, for now, why don't you use the details materials (black or white)? They burn easier and are much smoother than WS&F. regards, Peter PS: Make sure you have plenty of ventilation. The fumes aren't exactly healthy!
Bumping this since I'd like to know if anyone had success using either of the Detail materials? Glenn
My WS&F is already produced by a foundry to test. Haven't seen it yet, but as the person said, this is a small loss.
I knew I saw it somewhere https://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=4376&a mp;start=0& burn out results of transparent detail
Hi, Pete Do you know if transparent detail works the same as black detail and white detail materials?