Practice question · Put in order
Arrange the stages of the lost-wax process in order.
- Take a mould from the model
- Model the figure over an armature
- Form a wax layer over a heat-resistant core
- Invest the wax and melt it out
- Pour molten bronze into the cavity
Hints
- The wax layer is formed after the mould exists.
- The wax must be lost before the metal is poured.
Show the answer
- Model the figure over an armature
- Take a mould from the model
- Form a wax layer over a heat-resistant core
- Invest the wax and melt it out
- Pour molten bronze into the cavity
Why
The third and fourth steps are where the process gets its name and its logic: the wax occupies exactly the space the metal will occupy, so the thickness of that layer is the thickness of the finished bronze.
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