Hi everybody, will the gigabot print using wax filament. We want to print in wax so that we can go straight to lost wax casting of large objects in the foundry.
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Matthew Fiedler Hi Illias,
I have done some trials using wax filament and the results are less promising. There is an issue where the wax does not stick to the print surface well.
Good news is that we have several customers using the normal PLA filament to create objects for lost wax casting. The PLA burs out clean and you can use your existing process to cast large pieces.
Here is a picture of a small print done in PLA which was cast in bronze.
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Matthew Fiedler Another example
. This larger print was made in four pieces and also cast in bronze.
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