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Custom Casting Services, Prices and Mold Materials

 
CUSTOM CASTING SERVICES   PRICES STARTING AT
CAD/CAM   $125 per hour, Average charges $250/2 hours to $750/6 hours based on complexity of piece
3D Print of Model   $15 per hour, Average charges $60/4 hours to $540/36 hours
Silver Model Sprue   $20
Molds: RTV   $30
Wax Cleaning   $3
Wax Sprues   $2
Extra Waxes   $3
Size in Wax (up or down)   $10
Clip sprue, no finishing   No Charge
Burnish Finish   Charge by dwt.
Mass Finish (3 stages)   Charge by dwt.
*Simple finish, brush & buff   $6
*Medium finish brush, buff and some split lap   $9
*Complex finish brush, buff and heavy split lap   $11
*Extreme complex finish brush, buff and heavy split lap delicate product   $18
*Sand or Bead Blast: No Masking   $1
  Masking   $3
Karat Stamping     $1
Rhodium Plating: No Masking   $7
  Masking   $9
Gold Plating: No Masking   $4.50
  Masking   $5.50
Satin Finish     $2
Rush Fee (3 days in house)   $25
*Pricing for gold and silver. Prices slightly higher for palladium and platinum
 
MOLD MATERIALS    
Mold Type Shrinkage Pieces Mold Use
RTV: Clear Silicon Very Low Strength 1/2% 1 Cold mold process for molding waxes. This is not a mold for production.
VLT: Turquoise Silicon Medium Strength 3% 1-150 Rapid prototype models. This is a low temperature vulcanizing mold for machined prototypes such as viper plastic and metal models.
GELATO: Multi-Color Silicon High Strength 5% 1-800 Metal models only. This is our most poplare silicon.
 

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