The following items with a (*) are required for the first day of class:
- 2 to 3 wax carvers #1* (these will be made into different wax carving tools)
- 1 wax Carver #5 *
- 1 wax file, 7” *
- 1 alcohol Lamp (glass)*
- 1 dozen wax sawblades
- 3 sticks yellow sticky wax
- 1 pair of dividers
- 1 sheet of green 3M polishing paper
- small package of assorted gauge sprue wax
- 1 high top wax ring tube (Blue or Green)
- 1 ring tube sizer
- 1 brass scratch brush
- 1 degree gauge
- 1 cconomy file size #1 or #0
- 1 soft toothbrush (maybe an old one)
- 1 jeweler’s saw frame
- 2 ball burs (1 size approximately 2 mm and 1 size approximately 3.5 mm)
- 1 X-acto knife
- 1 optivisor with #5 lens (or student’s choice)
- cigarette lighter
- particle mask
- safety glasses
- 1 pair of rubber gloves
- metal for casting (usually 1-3 troy oz. of silver casting grain-exact amount will be determined upon completion of student’s waxes)
- 1 box Perfect Purple wax
Optional Supplies (recommended but not required)
- 1 Needle Wax file set of 6
- 1 File-A-Wax assortment – Junior
- 1 Inverted Cone Bur (approximately 2.5 mm)
- 1 Wax Bur Set
- Busch Wax & Plastic burs (1) 2.3mm, (1) 3.1mm
- 1 Container denatured alcohol (for home use)
Studio fee $15.00 to cover assorted casting supplies
Additional metal finishing supplies will be discussed in class and will be necessary at a later date.