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lost wax
Japanese: ロストワックス
A type of casting in which a wax prototype is created, encased in refractory plaster, and the wax is removed, after which molten glass is poured into the resulting cavity. / Note: Suitable for complex three-dimensional shapes.
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Lost-wax casting is a type of casting process in which a wax master model is created, encased in refractory plaster, and then heated to melt out the wax, after which molten glass is poured into the resulting cavity.
It can capture complex and delicate three-dimensional shapes.
This entry is written in Japanese by Rei Chikaoka and translated for readers outside Japan. If something reads oddly, the original is the source of truth.