Processes include Sand Molding, Ceramic Shell, Centrifugal Casting, Wax and Plasticene pattern making. Digital and Environmental Foundry approaches range from 3d printing to ancient clay molding ...

One way around this is to use your 3D printed parts as patterns for casting in something tougher like aluminium. That’s precisely what [Brian Oltrogge] did to produce an attractive wall hook ...

At it’s core, here are the steps involved in lost wax, or investment, casting: Make a pattern: a wax or plastic replica of the part you’d like to create in metal Make a mold: pour plaster ...