Vote For Casting Equipment

Sponsors

Tom Judge

History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting

Background

PS1 currently owns some equipment that would be useful for metal casting.

• Lab Furnace
• Kerr Centrifico Casting Machine
• A few casting flasks 1" x 2 "

It would be beneficial to jewelry making, custom part fabrication, physical art and probably some other fields to be able to cast custom metal parts.

File:There are two major additional machines required for the lost wax casting process.

This is an example of a casting and investment table needed for casting, this price is comparable to the market trend.

• [1]
  • Estimate ~ This machine is $777.78
  • + ~192.00 for shipping.

Wax Injector

• [2]
  • New machine ~$425
  • This particular machine has free shipping

Additional Supplies Needed:

• • ~$40

5" Button base

• [3]
  • 4.95 ea

4" Button base

• [4]
  • $4.05 ea

2.5" Button base

• [5]
  • $3.50 ea

5" flask

• [6]
  • $9.75 ea

4" flask

• [7]
  • $11.25

2.5" Flask

• [8]
  • 2 @ 5.25 ea = 10.50

Continual cost for casting. Propane Electric for oven and investment table

Rubber for molds

• [9]
  • ~$120

Plaster for investing

• Plaster Investment
  • ~$33.65

Total for materials and equipment: ~$

Total with 10% buffer: $1959.69

Goals

Equip PS:1 with tools and supplies necessary for metal casting.

Language

Authorize the board to spend up to $1959.69 on equipment and materials for lost wax process metal casting.

The above linked items are examples of available (at the time of this writing) equipment to fill these roles, and are intended as a rough indicator of pricing and equipment configuration. Similar equipment may need to be located once this vote passes.