Antonio,, I understand and no problem.. Thanks for your posts..
Mark,,no problem,, and it really is simple. Hopefully if members are really in to ring collecting at one time or another they did a search on 'lost wax cast' or 'investment casting'.,,anyway lets continue.
Will try to be as simple as can - well a die is one master die. It makes working dies. When a working die wears or breaks another is made from the master. Everything it makes is exactly the same,,exactly! So a mistake on the master [die flaw] will come out on the working die and on all the rings it makes. Good so far?
With a cast,,one way or another wax is involved. How simple would it be to take the wax model and smooth out any flaws? Very simple.
Here is a wax ring coming out of the mold ready to be cast. How long would it take to smooth out a scratch or hole or another flaw from wax? seconds! and even simpler,,would be to correct the model that makes the the rubber mold. With a little work every cast ring would be perfect.
Authentic HRs have flaws,,thats because they are from a master die, cut by hand, hardened and working dies made from it,,EVERY ring will be the same and have the same flaws.. IF HRs were cast they would be perfect,,no flaws anywhere....
Last edited by Gaspare; 05/31/2017 11:24 PM.
