I’m a ZBrush sculptor specializing in jewelry production. I will be doing a run of silver pendants (skulls mostly) as well as a few chains in a couple of weeks and was wondering which Castable wax performs best for this type of work. I hear very different opinions about the wax performance but nothing that gives me a clear idea of which one is holistically better in the pipeline.
I hear that CW40 has a bit of shrinkage and is best to have cast immediately. But I have not heard too much about the limitations of the CW purple (which I have an unopened cartridge of)
Really looking forward to hearing from someone who has a lot of experience with these resins. Please shine your light n this first time CW user. Thank you.
I don’t have a lot of experience but, I have used both and can tell you what I’ve learned.
TL/DR: Purple for fine details/small things, but needs optimized burnout for any worthwhile results
Blue for larger items, Hard to work with, with shrink quick, but casts nicely.
The blue CW 40 has given me much trouble to print. I have yet to have a run without some prints failing similar to Skinrage Wax 40 or even sticking to build plate. There is a history of shrinkage to the model and gets brittle the longer it sits. I haven’t had much of a shrinkage issue myself. Getting supports off is a chore, supports must be quite large respectively for jewelry purpose, and the material is so soft you run risk of destroying fine details. I can’t stress how soft and hard to work with CW 40 is compared to to other materials (primarily the Purple CW). Casting results, however were very good. No surface issues of note. Here are others inital expeirence with CW 40 Form Labs Castable Wax 40 resin: First impressions and Castable Wax 40 Results - 10% Shrinkage Hope this was informative and usefull.
