What is the Best Way to Make An Emax Inlay?

Pat Coon · Jan 28, 2014 at 8:28am

  • Curt Morgese

    Curt Morgese Patrick is there any real data on your finding. I will cut ingots and am not so sure about the reuse of a pellet. The companies could make these ingots half the size at no real cost difference to them. Problem is that everyone wants to sell to big labs.

    Apr 4, 2014 at 6:43pm
  • Pat Coon

    Pat Coon Definitely weighing your patterns is the best way to ensure maximum use of an ingot.

    However, I would recommend against re-pressing ingots. Every time you take an ingot to the point that it will flow you change its physical properties. This will make the material more brittle, lower its strength, and shift the CTE. I've heard people say, "Well, I only put them behind a new ingot and use them...[More]

    Jan 31, 2014 at 12:20pm
  • Martin Martinez

    Martin Martinez I agree with Patrick, you can weigh your wax ups and fit a lot of inlays in a single casting, some labs even recycle the casted buttons and re-press them.

    Jan 29, 2014 at 11:34pm
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