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How to create a 3D jewellery set

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What you need: Findings – These can be different based on personal preferences: Sterling Silver Jump Ring Heavy 5mm Sterling Silver Hook Wire Plain, Pack of 20, With Inward Turn Loop Sterling Silver Forked Bail Sterling Silver 1.7mm Trace Chain 18″/45cm Tools:                 Silver Solder Paste 10g Medium, Syringe Soldering Block 150 X 100 X 25mm Jeweller’s Soldering Blow Torch , Includes 1x 300ml Butane Flat Emery Stick Set , varying grades Luxi Blue Universal Polishing Compound 230g Luxi White Super Fine Polishing Compound 250g Calico Pendant Wheel Extra Cotton Pendant Wheel Star Collection before polishing Instructions: First you will need to saw/file the sprue off the parts You can pre buff/ pre polish the star pieces which makes cleaning easier after soldering Using buff sticks to buff back the cast finish going from coarse to fine Once you have got to fine buff paper you...

Everything you need to know about Casting

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Today we are going to share everything you need to know about Casting and the process we use to form your 3D printed metal parts. Lets get started! What is Casting? Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to form a solidified part. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods. Metal Casting is one of the most simple yet most valuable assembling strategies that anyone could hope to find within areas such as manufacturing. The method include pouring liquid metal within a preformed shape, which turns into a settled part when cooled. The capacity to shape metal without the requirement for machining has considered the large scale manufacturing of complicated parts that are both strong and cheap. Thus, there are many types of processes used to for metal casting. Lost Wax Castin...