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 HAD logo, lost wax. 
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I did this in my industrial crafts class, I still need to cut off the sprues and polish it up, but it's basically done.
It's about 30mm x 28mm x 4mm(at the center, 3mm at the wrenches).
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Nice job!

How long did that take to make?

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Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:15 am
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Nice work. Of what did you make the original die used to cast the wax?

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Nice. Is it brittle?

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DrNathan wrote:
Nice job!

How long did that take to make?

I think it took a little over a week (about 40-45 minutes per day) to carve the wax and add the sprues.

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Nice work. Of what did you make the original die used to cast the wax?

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, but after forming the wax I attatched it to a rubber base which want on the flask, I then poured in the plaster, after that died the rubber base was removed and the wax was baked out. The molten metal was then injected my means of centrifuge.

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Nice. Is it brittle?

No, it' seems pretty strong, the metal is from old keys that the school had when the locked were changed, and I think copper from a sheet.

Today I filed, sanded, and polished the face of it, which really lightened it up.

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mastershake916 wrote:
Today I filed, sanded, and polished the face of it, which really lightened it up.


Any pics of it "freshened up"?

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Yep, my old camera really doesn't take good pictures of it, the first one show the color better, but the second one might show more detail.
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Looking good!

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Okay, it's almost finished now, I'm going to finish up everything but the polishing at home.

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Okay, it's as finished as it's going to be right now, I might just end up going with the brushed metal look if it gets too scratched up.
Right now I have it as a zipper put, I used the wire from a twist-tie to attach it.
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Very nice.

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you should try to make one where the wrenches are actual usable wrench sizes


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cartufer wrote:
you should try to make one where the wrenches are actual usable wrench sizes

I thought about that after I cast it unfortunately. I would have made them spoke wrenches, which is only a little bit smaller than what it is now.
I would worry about the strength of it though if I had kept the design the same otherwise.

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http://www.hackaday.com/2007/12/03/day-o-guitar-hero-mods-with-a-bonus/
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I would most definitely pay for that. Sweet.

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