Jewelry Tech Tip: Additional Mixer Tips

Mike Stover, R&R’s product & application specialist on the jewelry investment side, demonstrates additional technical tips to use while mixing your jewelry investment to help you avoid defects in your final castings. Reserve water to wash down the mixer’s center cone and flush the mixer valve to eliminate any residual powder from going into your molds.

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Wha is the powder to water ratio?

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The w/p ratio can change from investment to investment and depending upon casting size. Typical jewelry investments are used at 38-42/100. In this video, I believe the ratio is 39/100.