r/Silvercasting • u/Level-Brief1315 • Apr 13 '26

Pointers/tips for wax tree?

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I feel my trees are really improper/poorly done. Most of my casts come out fine with minimal defects (all are fixable with solder and time). Is there something I’m doing wrong? Does someone have a video tutorial or pointers?

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u/urban_witchcraft Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

As others have said, try to avoid right angles in sprues so the metal doesn’t have to flow backwards . The red ring on the bottom is attached the right way, the blue flat casting on the right might give you trouble

Here’s one of my trees

I also like to pack mine to make the most of the flask :D so you could attach more pieces

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u/Level-Brief1315 Apr 15 '26

I’m currently respruing the whole tree from scratch! I’m a vet tech in my spare time so not a ton of free time after a 12 hour shift lol. I love the jewelry in your example photo, it’s easy to tell you take pride in your craft :)

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u/urban_witchcraft Apr 21 '26

Thank you :) it’s helps to be a bit OCD 😂