From 3D Print to Solid Brass Belt Keeps | Lost Wax Casting

I was making a leather belt and wanted to use brass hardware. I already had a buckle but everywhere I looked, brass keeps (belt loops) were sold out. So I made my own!

I modeled the keeps in Blender and originally printed about a dozen of them, but only 6 of them printed successfully. Unfortunately I didn't record that process so this video picks up right after the 3D print has completed.

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00:00 Cleaning Up Printing Artifacts
01:16 Spruing
03:42 Investing
07:04 Pouring
08:09 Quenching
08:44 Metal Chasing
09:50 Polishing
13:36 Ultrasonic Cleaning
14:05 Finished Product on a Belt

Equipment used:
Modeling software: #Blender 2.83
3D printer: #Prusa SL1 and CW1 to clean, for 1 minute
Resin: #BlueCast X10 (110 seconds initial layer, 13 seconds per additional layer)
Kiln: #Paragon SC3
Furnace: #Ventura-Melt 3kg Electric (aka #Kerr Maxi Electro-Melt Model 35224)
Investment & Casting Vacuum: #Arbe Kaya Cast
Rotary Tool (Polishing): #Foredom K2220 Flex Shaft

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