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Aaron Burton · 04-18-2004, 05:52 PM

I've done lost wax casting before, and believe me- it's not going to be worth your while. Once you buy all your materials, (wax, plaster, investment, investing table, crucibles, oven, etc. ) You'll be waayyy over the cost of just going and having it CNC milled. I once thought I could cast my SLK-800 in wax, and boy was I wrong. It's such a pain with something you need this precise, that it's just not worth it. RAM sinks and perhaps even a passive air NB cooler would work, but unless you already have a place to do it, it's not going to be worth your while.

About the water carrying heat but not conducting-- I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that. Since heat is just internal kinetic energy, in order for a particle to be "carrying" it, it needs to be conducting it. Perhaps I'm just misunderstanding you? Could you elaborate?

04-18-2004, 05:52 PM	#7
Aaron Burton Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Grand Blanc, MI Posts: 4	I've done lost wax casting before, and believe me- it's not going to be worth your while. Once you buy all your materials, (wax, plaster, investment, investing table, crucibles, oven, etc. ) You'll be waayyy over the cost of just going and having it CNC milled. I once thought I could cast my SLK-800 in wax, and boy was I wrong. It's such a pain with something you need this precise, that it's just not worth it. RAM sinks and perhaps even a passive air NB cooler would work, but unless you already have a place to do it, it's not going to be worth your while. About the water carrying heat but not conducting-- I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that. Since heat is just internal kinetic energy, in order for a particle to be "carrying" it, it needs to be conducting it. Perhaps I'm just misunderstanding you? Could you elaborate? Last edited by Aaron Burton; 04-18-2004 at 05:55 PM. Reason: forgot info