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Any Sufficiently Ancient Technology
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
dumatt.com
Carbide Cutters
Bits and Bits carbide cutters Chris uses for milling wax
bitsbits.com
bitsbits.com
Rhino 3D
3D modelling software that Chris uses
rhino3d.com
rhino3d.com
Rubber Molds
Sheets of rubber for replicating waxes for casting
amazon.com
amazon.com
Investment Plaster
Chris used SatinCast 2000 until it was discontinued, UltraVest is an excellent replacement
riogrande.com
riogrande.com
Sling Casting
Old school sling casting, with some modern twists
youtube.com
youtube.com
Centrifugal Caster
A Neycraft centrifugal casting machine
amazon.com
amazon.com
Vacuum Caster
An example of a vacuum casting machine
amazon.com
amazon.com
Vacuum Casting at Scale
An overview of the processes Rio Grande employs to manufacture the tools and components they sell
youtube.com
youtube.com
Graphite Crucible
A complete gold melting setup, with graphite crucible
amazon.com
amazon.com
Selective Laser Sintering
3D printing directly in metal
youtube.com
youtube.com
Specific Gravity
khanacademy.org
Gate & Sprue
An overview of designing sprue systems for casting
ganoksin.com
ganoksin.com
Sterling Silver
wikipedia.org
Argentium
wikipedia.org
Beginner’s Mind
A book about seeing & experiencing things with fresh perspective
amazon.com
amazon.com
Gothic Architecture
The inspiration for many of Chris’ pens comes from architecture
wikipedia.org
wikipedia.org
British Houses of Parliament
wikipedia.org
Parliament of Canada
parl.ca
Jaipur
wikipedia.org
Jaipur Pen
One of the pens Chris crafted, inspired by his time in Jaipur
silverhandstudios.com
silverhandstudios.com
Taj Mahal
wikipedia.org
Taj Mahal Pen
One of the pens Chris crafted, inspired by his visit to the Taj Mahal
silverhandstudios.com
silverhandstudios.com
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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
dumatt.com
Carbide Cutters
Bits and Bits carbide cutters Chris uses for milling wax
bitsbits.com
bitsbits.com
Rhino 3D
3D modelling software that Chris uses
rhino3d.com
rhino3d.com
Rubber Molds
Sheets of rubber for replicating waxes for casting
amazon.com
amazon.com
Investment Plaster
Chris used SatinCast 2000 until it was discontinued, UltraVest is an excellent replacement
riogrande.com
riogrande.com
Sling Casting
Old school sling casting, with some modern twists
youtube.com
youtube.com
Centrifugal Caster
A Neycraft centrifugal casting machine
amazon.com
amazon.com
Vacuum Caster
An example of a vacuum casting machine
amazon.com
amazon.com
Vacuum Casting at Scale
An overview of the processes Rio Grande employs to manufacture the tools and components they sell
youtube.com
youtube.com
Graphite Crucible
A complete gold melting setup, with graphite crucible
amazon.com
amazon.com
Selective Laser Sintering
3D printing directly in metal
youtube.com
youtube.com
Specific Gravity
khanacademy.org
Gate & Sprue
An overview of designing sprue systems for casting
ganoksin.com
ganoksin.com
Sterling Silver
wikipedia.org
Argentium
wikipedia.org
Beginner’s Mind
A book about seeing & experiencing things with fresh perspective
amazon.com
amazon.com
Gothic Architecture
The inspiration for many of Chris’ pens comes from architecture
wikipedia.org
wikipedia.org
British Houses of Parliament
wikipedia.org
Parliament of Canada
parl.ca
Jaipur
wikipedia.org
Jaipur Pen
One of the pens Chris crafted, inspired by his time in Jaipur
silverhandstudios.com
silverhandstudios.com
Taj Mahal
wikipedia.org
Taj Mahal Pen
One of the pens Chris crafted, inspired by his visit to the Taj Mahal
silverhandstudios.com
silverhandstudios.com