Category Archives: cheap vacuum plate

cheap vacuum plate

Home Lost Wax Casting On The Cheap: Step Five, Vacuum Plate

There are two kinds of casting people normally do at home in regards to lost wax.  They either use a centrifuge, or a vacuum plate.  In a centrifugal setup the hot metal is poured into a special crucible, and then spun madly to fling the hot metal out into the molded investment.  See below. Or […] Continue reading

Posted in Building a lost wax casting setup, Casting, cheap vacuum plate, DIY, I made this, Lost Wax Casting, vacuum pump | Comments Off on Home Lost Wax Casting On The Cheap: Step Five, Vacuum Plate