Making a bolt with MAZE threads - Can you solve it? - 3d print to metal -Lost PLA

In this video I will be making a puzzle bolt with complicated maze threads. I started this project by 3d printing models in a plastic called PLA. Then I coated the models 10 times with a ceramic material called Suspendaslurry. After the ceramic shells were completely dry I placed them in my kiln and melted out the PLA plastic. At 1500 degrees Fahrenheit the ceramic shells became vitrified, turning into a ceramic that can withstand the heat of molten bronze. I melted the bronze in my homemade keg foundry furnace and then poured the liquid metal into the ceramic shell molds. This is similar to the lost wax casting process. Please consider supporting me on Patreon. You’ll receive access to patron only posts as well as 3d printing files like this one! -------- Affiliate links ------- Scotch Brite Wheels Polishing Compound The best polishing wheels ever Overture 3d printer filament
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