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A hollow form created for casting materials that flow into the form when in a liquid state and then duplicate the form in reverse when hardened. |
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A form made by any of various techniques of creating a mold into which a material is poured in liquid form, allowed to harden, and removed from the mold. |
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A full-size model of a desired form, to which casting materials are applied to create a mold. |
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A simple casting method by which material is poured into a mold and removed when hard, creating a relief that is flat on one side. |
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a receptacle for casting that is the reverse of the finished form. |
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A casting method by which the outside of a full-size positive pattern is divided into pieces; each piece is cast separately and then the pieces are reassembled as a hollow cast. |
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In casting, a thin piece of material ised to separate parts of a rigid plaster piece mold. |
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Creating cast forms by pouring slip (slay in liquid suspension) into molds of plaster that pulls much of the water out of the slip, allowing it to dry and harden. |
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A casting process by which a positive pattern is coated with liquid rubber or silicone to pick up the surface details and then plastered to make a mold that is cut in half; the two halves are cast and reassembled. |
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Any of several casting processes by which a layer of wax is melted away from surrounding positive and negative molds to create space into which the material for the cast can be poured. |
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Use of wax to create a cavity between a positive pattern and a negative mold; when the wax is heated, it melts and is drained off, and molten metal is poured into the cavity. |
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A casting process similar to the direct lost-wax method, but instead of the positive form, the negative mold lined with wax is filled with a nonmelting core of crushed material. |
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a casting mold made of sand and a binder. |
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