Talk:Investment casting

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[edit] Question

Why not use the die-cast used to make the wax model in the first place, to make the final meal piece?--200.14.108.1 (talk) 15:50, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

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Split out the Investment Casting Process from Casting due to the amount of information available, Initially text as per casting page.
Structure to be put in place at later edit to create full page structure as shown below:

  • Investment Casting
    • History (Extract from paper on the history of investment casting written by myself)
    • Process
      • Pattern Manufacturing
      • Shell Materials and Shell Building
      • De-wax & firing Process
      • Casting (metal pouring)
    • References
    • External Links

MarkBolton 12:27, 19 April 2007 (UTC)