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Any Sufficiently Ancient Technology


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Silversmith, Chris Manning, and watchmaker, Jon Edwards, discuss the ancient art of lost wax casting and its application in Chris’ work making pens today.


“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”
– Arthur C. Clarke

Lost Wax Casting
wikipedia.org

Jeweller’s Wax
Chris uses Matt Wax for the waxes he casts
dumatt.com

Carbide Cutters
Bits and Bits carbide cutters Chris uses for milling wax
bitsbits.com

Rhino 3D
3D modelling software that Chris uses
rhino3d.com

Rubber Molds
Sheets of rubber for replicating waxes for casting
amazon.com

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