Castable Wax(Visijet)

Castable Wax has a rich blue color, and a weight and surface feel similar to traditional candle wax. Wax products sometimes have white patches caused by slight remnants of the support material, but these should not affect the wax' castability or the final cast product.

Manufacturing Infomation

Pricing: $10.71/cm3
Minimum Cost:$25
Lead Time: 4 days
Max Print Size(mm):
298 x 185 x 203
Min Print Size(mm):
2 x 2 x 2
Layer Heights(mm):
0.016, 0.032
Dimensional Accuracy:
±0.1 mm
Smooth: 5/5
Detail: 5/5
Accuracy: 4/5
Rigidity: 1/5
Flexibility: 1/5

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Suitable for:

  • Complex designs with intricate details
  • Fine-detail models with smooth surfaces
  • Jewelry, art

    • Not Suitable for:

  • Functional prototypes and end products
  • Moving and assembled parts
  • Cases, holders, adapters
  • Cavities within design (unless making use of escape holes)
  • Form and fit testing
  • Functional prototyping and testing

    • Colours Available

    Blue

    Colours Post Process



    Additional Info

    Rules and Recommendations

    Because Wax products are intended for casting, we have included two values for each design guideline: a rule and a recommendation. The rules are based on what think we can successfully produce in Wax, and we will try to create all products that meet them. The recommendations are based on what we have seen that can be successfully cast into metal. If you do not have extensive casting experience, we strongly suggest that you design based on the recommendations.

    Design for Shippability

    Wax is incredibly fragile, and can break during shipping despite our best packaging efforts. Keep this in mind when designing your Wax product. Large models with thin wires are particularly susceptible to breakage in shipping.

    Features

    Watertight
    Foodsafe
    Glue-able
    Recycleable
    Biocompatible
    Biodegradable
    Additive Manufacturing

    Design Rules

    Min Supported Wall Thickness:0.8mm A supported wall is one connected to other walls on two or more sides.
    Min Unsupported Wall Thickness: 1mm An unsupported wall is one connected to other walls on less than two sides.
    Min Supported Wires:0.8mm A wire is a feature whose length is greater than five times its width. A supported wire is connected to walls on both sides.
    Min Unsupported Wires:1mm A wire is a feature whose length is greater than five times its width. An unsupported wire is connected to walls on less than two sides.
    Min Embossed Detail: 0.4mm A detail is a feature whose length is less than twice its width.
    The minimum detail is determined by the printer's resolution.When detail dimensions are below the minimum, the printer may not be able to accurately replicate them. Details that are too small can also be smoothed over in the polishing process.

    To ensure details come out clearly, make them larger than the indicated minimum. We may refrain from printing products with details smaller than the minimum, since the final product will not be true to your design. If your product has details smaller than the minimum, try making them larger, removing them, or considering a material with finer detail.
    Min Engraved Detail:0.4mm A detail is a feature whose length is less than twice its width. Engraved or debossed details go into a surface.
    Min Escape Holes:0mm
    Min Clearance:0.3mm Clearance is the space between any two parts, walls or wires. To ensure a successful product, make the clearance between parts, walls, and wires greater than the indicated minimum. If your clearance is too small, try making the gap bigger, or consider fusing the parts or features if their independence is unnecessary. You can also try a material with a smaller minimum clearance.
    Interlocking/moving or enclosed parts?Yes Sometimes the interlocking/moving parts can't be printed, since the supports inside the cross section can't be removed.
    Require Support Material?Yes Because each layer needs to build off the last, for some material, angles of more than 45 degrees generally require supports to be printed along with the design. Supports are not inherently detrimental for your design, but they do add complexity to the printing process and lead to less smooth finish on overhanging parts.

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