According to Larry Diamond, the lost wax process for making jewelry is much like the construction of a light house. First a foundation is laid and then each layer of stone is added until the structure is completed. Just as with casting, any errors in the foundation or early layers will be catastrophic to the rest of the structure. In this paper the casting process is broken down into each crucial step and potential casting defects are discussed. Learn how to identify these defects and what to do to avoid them.

Author: Larry Diamond