Drawing and first test cone mold for slip casting

Monday 15th August 2022

We will have converted the recipe into a insight-live.com/glossary/15">casting slip for this. Results will be posted here when ready. This method could be quite practical since it is relatively easy to 3D print a form to enable casting a multi-cone plaster mold. This is version 1.0 of the mold, it works sometimes, but the sharp angle on the spine of the cone is hampering release. It was also printed on its back to avoid the need for printed support, but next time I will do it upright and make the top a separate piece. And it should be possible to cast them back-to-back that way Orton presses them. If this works we will make the 3D drawing available for download in your Insight-live account (in the Files manager). There is a lot of interest in this project, many manufacturers need to cut costs and this could be one way, cones are very expensive in some parts of the world. And hard to get.

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