We know all about additive manufacturing by 3D printing. A filament is molten by a hot extruder and deposited on a print bed, and layers are built one by one until the design has been completed. It’s a direct, single-step procedure that produces the model in your desired material quickly.

However, there are also other, more indirect methods of additive manufacturing.

One of these methods is called lost wax casting – a process that uses wax to create molds, which can then be used to create highly detailed designs out of molten metal.

What is lost wax casting and how is wax used in this method? What are the advantages of this method over standard FDM printing ? What is lost wax casting?

Lost wax casting is a very old technique and has been used even before 3D printers came into the picture. Through this technique, a mold can […]

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