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Welcome
This is information that you will require to make your FUD model into a finished piece of jewellery.
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Cad File Renderings.
Some of the photos you will see on Shapeways are CAD files that have been rendered to show you what the finished item could look like. In every case the finished ring you make will be determined by you and your jeweller. In this ring you may what to put a center stone that is blue, or you may want to put in side stones that are green. You determine the colour, type of gemstone, quality. The only thing we determine is the millimeter size and shape of stone that will fit into the ring. Ring size is also predetermined. The size of all stone and ring size will be shown on each listing. |
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Frosted Ultra Detailed (FUD) Model:
This model is what you will recieve with your order here from ShapeWays. This is all you get. No stones, no gold, just a FUD plastice model. But you have no CAD designer charges, no wax printing charges, broken waxs or other cost. These costs can be far greater than the cost of this castable FUD model. We say check for yourself go and ask your jeweller what they charge for CAD and wax printing the model cost. Most jewellers hide this cost in the finished rings..
This model along with the casting instructions below is what you will take to your jeweller. Your jeweller will give you a price to cast and make this ring in the gemstones of your dreams... |
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FUD Rough Gold Casting:
This is the actual rough casting of the above FUD model. It will have small surface texture that a professional jeweller will clean up and polish. Some time a surface mark will be deep. This is a casting problem that occurs from incompete burn out. Some of these small surface pits can be repaired by the use of a Laser. Even if some of the claws do not come out completely they can be added by the jeweller with a laser... |
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FUD Casting Semi Finished:
To the right you can see the jeweller has started to remove the rough surfaces and get ready for stone setting. All pits and cavities have been laser repaired and cleaned. Notice the polish on the inside surface of the ring. The rough casting in some cases will be tumble polished and/or hand polished, it all depends on how your jeweller finishs the casting. A good jeweller will bring this ring to life with pride.. |
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Finish Ring:
This is the ring finished and set with diamonds ready for it's proud new owner.. This is how your ShapeWay model could turn out with the aid of a good jeweller...
Thank for your interest today... |
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Directions for your jeweller on casting FUD (Frosted Ultra Detailed) materials:
1. Gently clean the FUD model with light soap and water in a ultra sonic cleaner to remove any oils or support material left from the model growing process.
2. Clean the area of your FUD model where you attach the sprue with alcohol
3. Sprue the parts on the tree in a normal fashion.
4. Use a Platinum Investment. ( Execellent results have been seen using Ransom & Randolph Platinum Investment called "Platinum Investment and Binder")
5. Use a the regular directions for flask preparation, investing.
6. With regard to burnout, follow the enclosed directions to the temperature of 1600 degrees F (871 degrees C) and then raise the oven to 1850 f for an additional 4 hours. Make sure that your burnout ovens are capable of maintaining this temperature.
7. It is advisable to have good air flow during burnout. With ovens that can maintain an atmosphere, try to keep the oxygen level between 12 and 18 percent..
8. Before casting, you can bring the temperature back to casting metal temperature and blow the flask with compressed air ( recommended) than cast.
Hope this helps to make the casting easier.
If your jeweller has a problem with this casting method he can make a rubber mould of the FUD for about $20.00 than us the normal wax injection process to product a castable wax. Other members of ShapeWays have used this method to product silver castings. Check out this link.
| If your jeweller has a problem casting the FUD model you supply pass on this information about how to make a rubber mould without heat or pressure. Your jeweller will be able to get this material from his tool suppler such as Stuller.com or locate dealers. |
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Thank you for your Shapeways order...
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