using jewelers carving wax

davidlgreen · Post by **davidlgreen** » Sun May 09, 2010 11:48 am

so anyway, there was wondering how i was going to make the conning tower on the dy-100 style ship that i found a picture of on the web.
so i am doing this and that when it struck me, carve it with jewelers wax you have sitting around in your shop!!. this is embarassing because i make jewelry for living, though i don't do any wax carving.javascript:emoticon(':oops:')
now the reason i post this moment of stupidity is because i thought some you might be interested in this. The wax comes in blocks of varying hardness and is easy to repair if you make a mistake, particularly if you have a variable temp soldering iron. you cans also get soft wax sheets, wire in round, half round, triangle and other shapes. the harder waxes can be turned, drilled, milled ,etc. perfect for making masters, which is what i have done with the conning tower. now i've got an excuse to by a lathe! woo and hoo.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff42 ... tower1.jpg

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff42 ... tower2.jpg

Andrew Gorman · Post by **Andrew Gorman** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:13 pm

I made one by gluing two upper airplane wing halves together and sawing the profile out. Worked well for me!

Mr. Badwrench · Post by **Mr. Badwrench** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:40 am

That's a pretty neat idea. How much does a chunk of that stuff cost?