How To Smooth Wax Carving
After the wax product is finished it may be molded or used in the lost wax casting process to create a final cast product.
How to smooth wax carving. Generally they fall into three main types soft hard and injection waxes. Check me out on Instagram usskullhunterKeep in mind when polishing horns that what grade of sandpaper you start off with will depend on how bad off the ho. I need to get at as smooth as original surface of the wire or even smoother if possible.
Beeswax has a slightly lower melting point and can sometimes be formed and smoothed with firm pressure from a thumb or fingertips if the friction from rubbing it creates tactile warmth. Build up the desired thickness of wax before you start carving. Smoothing a carving wax model depends upon the design of the model.
Contour the wax to the desired shape. Clean all the dirt and debris off the stones. I usually buy the blue Ferris carving wax in one pound blocks.
The steps I take in carving a model. This is done with a light behind the wax piece. Right after it solidifies the recently melted wax will.
It takes some time. Once the metal is poured turn off the torch and the vacuum pump. Release the vacuum by flipping the toggle off of cast and move the flask away to let it cool.
The texture of the Swiffer leaves no marks on the wax and it buffs to a very nice shine. You can simply put all the rocks in a bucket of hot soapy water and let them soak for about 30 minutes. Let it sit a little bit before carving again.
