So how would I go about doing this? I've got a very specific project in mind, with a limited run (I only need 1). Its a ring. So, If i wanted to go metal, i would need to obtain some suitable jewelry ...

Have you ever played with Rose’s metal? It’s a fusible alloy of bismuth, lead, and tin with a low melting point of around 100 °C. Historically, it’s been used as a solder for cast iron railings and ...

Making silicone molds seems easy, but there are a lot of missteps to be made along the way that can mean the difference between a great, reusable mold, and one that’s a sad waste of silicone. If ...

One of the promises of 3-D printing is that it presents the potential to manufacture complex parts that you can’t produce with any other technology. For B & J Specialty, Inc., in Wawaka, Indiana, that ...

While the trend for 3D-printed parts for automotive has been coming on strong, most automotive OEMs still design parts — exterior, interior, under-hood, and fuel systems — for injection molding.

Pouring molten metal into three-dimensional molds to make metal parts is the basis behind both sand and investment casting. But there are significant differences between these two methods. In sand ...