Ferris Mould a Wax - using for casting?

[lottek]

Hi, I'm new on here and this is my first post

I do alot of work with PMC, mainly in silver, but I'm thinking of going down the casting route instead..

I do alot of handprint, footprint, fingerprint and artwork jewellery, so PMC is perfect for picking up all the tiny details and obviously getting the print onto the jewellery

My question is...does anyone use Ferris, mould a wax, soft grade, red? And if so, would this work do you think as ive read its like a clay when warm then hardens? Any advice on this would be great..

Thank you in advance.

Lotte

[Dennis]

Welcome to the forum lottek. I don't do finger prints, but you'll have to be patient for an answer at this time of the year, as those who do are busy er, taking finger prints. Dennis.

[Plasmeo]

- take a finger print on a white sheet of paper with black ink
- 3d modelize it (it s easy and quick)
- make the final shape of the jewel
- 3d print it in castable resin in high resolution (tiniest details are bigger than 0.1mm so it s possible)
- et voilà

[Dennis]

But as Mrs Beaton would have said: first catch your 3D printer. Dennis.

[ps_bond]

Or...

Superglue fuming will develop fingerprints, giving a low relief surface that can be used as a mould.
Or transfer the image and either hand engrave or laser engrave.
Bound to be others, that's just what came to mind immediately.

[lottek]

Thank you for your replies but I think in my haste to post the question I haven't explsined myself properly..

Here goes again...

I have a business where I already make jewellery from PMC, mainly using handprints, footprints and fingerprints, so I already know how to take fingerprints and the moulds etc. I'd like to stick with the way I do things in terms of taking the fingerprints in a moulding material then using the reverse mould for the impression. What I'm looking for advice on is if anyone has used the red grade mould a wax made by Ferris, as this is apparently like clay when warmed up, so I'd assumed that I could potentially use this material to make my jewellery from THEN have it cast (by a professional).


I'd not thought of 3d printing Plasmeo / Dennis, I will look into this in the future.


Thanks again.

[josef1]

Yes you can use the soft red wax I have done