| Lost Wax Casting is known as Cire Perdue
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| | Filling up the mold: Once the latex and
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| in French. It is a process in which an
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| | plaster mold is complete and finished,
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| artist's sculpture is used to cast
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| | molten wax is poured into the mold till
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| bronze. The Lost Wax Casting method is
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| | it gets an even coating all around the
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| also known as Investment Casting in the
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| | mold. The thickness of the wax coating is
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| modern industrial world. This is a very
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| | around 1/8 inch. This process is then
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| ancient method used for casting small
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| | repeated until the desired thickness is
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| bronze sculptures, but today it is used
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| | achieved.
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| to make many different artifacts and the
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| | Removal of wax replica: The hollow wax
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| process varies from foundry to foundry.
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| | replica of the original art work is then
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| Today this developed method of Lost Wax
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| | removed from the mold. The original mold
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| Casting is used to make articles like
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| | can be used for making more wax replicas,
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| fine jewelery, show pieces, dental
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| | but due to the wear and tear of the
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| restoration, a few specific industrial
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| | original mold the reuse of the mold is
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| parts and also some machine tools.
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| | limited.
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| Process of Lost Wax Casting:
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| | Softening: Each wax mold is then chased
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| Rough Sculptor making: A creative artist
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| | or softened using heated metal tools. The
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| makes an original sculptor or mold or an
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| | metal tools are rubbed around portions
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| artwork by using raw material like wax,
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| | that show cracks or the joining line of
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| plaster of Paris or clay. A mixture of
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| | the mold, where the pieces have come
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| oil based clay and wax is preferred as
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| | together. Separately molded wax pieces
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| these materials retain their softness.
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| | are then heated and attached. The
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| Final Mold Making: A mold is then made as
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| | finished mold is then dressed in order to
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| per the original sculptor. The mold is
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| | hide any imperfections. The final piece
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| made up of two pieces and a key with shim
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| | then looks like a bronze sculpture.
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| is placed between the two pieces during
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| | Making paths for molten bronze: It is
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| construction so the mold can be put
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| | also known as "spuring", in short the wax
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| accurately back together. Molds are
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| | copy is then branched with treelike wax,
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| generally made using plaster or
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| | so that the molten bronze reaches the
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| fiberglass or any other material that may
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| | right parts and also it helps the air to
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| be suitable. An inner mold of latex or
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| | escape. The critical and careful spuring
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| vinyl or silicone is put pup preserve the
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| | begins from the top of the wax copy. The
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| details of the original art work.
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| | top of the copy is attached to by wax
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| Generally, the original art work made of
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| | cylinders to different points on the wax
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| plaster mold cracks and breaks during the
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| | copy.
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| initial phase of deconstruction. Many a
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| | Slurry, burnout, testing, pouring,
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| times, numerable molds are required to
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| | release, metal-chasing, and painting are
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| get the exact replica of the original art
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| | the final steps in the process of Lost
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| work.
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| | Wax Casting.
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