With the Gesswein Deluxe Casting Kit, you can carve original designs in wax, pack, vulcanize and cut rubber molds, inject the rubber molds to make wax patterns, tree your patterns, mix and vacuum the investment, burn out the flasks and vacuum cast them. This kit offers the flexibility to cast both perforated flasks and standard solid-wall flasks. All you need is a melting torch or electric melter to cast from 1 item to over 50 items per day depending on size. Add extra flasks and cast even more. Shipping Weight: 280 lbs.but can ship via courier since it ships in multiple boxes.
*Representative items pictured; actual items may vary. FYI: Book is no longer available.
Kit includes:
- Deluxe Vacuum Casting Machine, Model T1.5 (Cast flasks under vacuum on the left side of the machine & vacuum cast both perforated and standard flasks on the right side. Casts perforated flasks up to 5" x 7" and standard solid-wall flasks up to 3" x 4").
- Paragon SC3 Fiber Oven with Controller (A compact electric furnace with a ceramic insulating fiber muffle and a built-in programmable controller. Chamber dimensions: 7.75"W x 8"D x 7.75"H)
- Arbe 2-3/4 Quart Hand Pump Wax Injector (A well-built hand pump wax injector with an air pressure gauge that reads up to 30 PSI and an ultra-sensitive thermostat that ensures precise and consistent temperature control up to 250° F. Insert a thermometer (not included with the injector - but included in the casting kit) in the port on the cover).
- Junior Vulcanizer (Heavy-duty compact unit that will accept single or double mold frames).
- Perforated Flask, (3-1/2"D x 4"H)
- Sprue Base for above
- Perforated Flask Sleeve
- Perforated Flask Tongs
- 2 Solid-Wall Flasks (3-1/2"D x 3"H & 3-1/2"D x 4"H)
- Sprue Bases for above (2)
- Rubber Flask Sleeve
- Standard Flask Tongs
- Mold Release Spray
- Sprue Former and Rod (10)
- Dial Thermometer
- Knife Blades (10)
- Knife Handle
- Injection Wax (5 lbs.)
- Investment (44#/20kg)
- Investment Scale & Scoop
- Spatula
- Rubber Mixing Bowl
- Graduated Cylinder
- Borax
- Handled Melting Crucible
- Heat-Resistant Gloves
- Carbon Stirring Rod
- Mold Rubber (5 lbs.)
- Mold Frames (2)
- Mold Frame Plates (4)
- Wax Wash
- File-A-Wax Set
- Sprue Wax (1 lb.)
- Sticky Wax
- Wax Carving Tools (set of 6)
- Alcohol Lamp