Investment Casting/Lost Wax Services

[Pedro]

Hi All

Does anyone know of or used any Investment Casting company's ?. Looking for someone that can do the wax's from mould's provided by me in small quantities and even one off carved wax forms. Only really interested in Silver at the moment,maybe gold at a later date.

Cheers

Peter

[Dennis]

Hi Pedro,

Try these, which I have had limited experience of, but did well: http://www.londononline.co.uk/profiles/181879/.

Or these from the Goldsmiths Company website:

http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/techn...1&subcat=11321. Dennis.

[Tabby66]

I've used these......http://www.nexgenprecisioncasting.co.uk/, you can see the services available from the website...

[LucyAlicia]

Hi Peter, I've tried a few and now use Merrell Casting - they seem to have separate people answering the phones, so you don't feel as rushed when asking questions, as I did with some of the others.
Good luck with it all!
Lucy

[Anna Wales]

I've used these......http://www.nexgenprecisioncasting.co.uk/, you can see the services available from the website...

I also now use Nexgen. Mainly castings from my old moulds from the 80's but they've also done some new ones for me and all have been fine. Helpful and friendly.

[Tabby66]

They do one offs, three castings and more in silver, I've certainly been pleased with their results, if you're going to use nexgen, ask for Phil, he will sort you out!!

[caroleallen]

Nexgen are fine but they take ages. I've just started using St Justin who are local to me in Cornwall and they do the moulds on a Wednesday and cast on a Thursday, so if I get my stuff in by Weds, I get it back the same week. Nexgen take about a month.

[medusa]

Ohhh! What's the quality like at St Justin? Do they do silver as well? Always assumed they just did peweter. My caster can take anything from 3-9 weeks. Really frustrating.

[caroleallen]

Having now tried other casters, I've just eaten humble pie and returned to Nexgen. I've realised that it's worth waiting for quality work. Nexgen's castings have been faultless and there has been very little cleaning up to do. I can thoroughly recommend them.

[medusa]

so St Justin are not great then? I was going to try them out for a commission after the last commission only got cast after two weeks because of me hassling them.