<p>You mix 10 % clay with 90 % quartz sand, fill a wooden box 1/3, then insert your wax model which includes a funnel, then fill the rest of the box with more clay and quartz sand. After heating to about 90 °C, the wax will melt and flow out of a hole in the bottom. Then you can cast aluminum from the top.</p>
<p>Except I want to do this with 3D printed plastic, not wax. What material would be suited for this?</p>

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2023-01-30T10:51:36.437Z
Have you seen [this question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/209/how-can-i-optimize-my-print-for-casting-in-metal)?
0scar
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2023-01-30T11:15:09.873Z
Great answers, thank you. So either get a resin printer and directly print wax (expensive), or print a negative and cast paraffin wax into it after heating to 50C
AzulShiva
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2023-01-30T11:18:05.280Z
You're welcome, does [this previously shared question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/209/how-can-i-optimize-my-print-for-casting-in-metal) answer your question? If so, we can mark it a duplicate!
0scar
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2023-01-30T11:57:00.797Z
Sure, you can close the question
AzulShiva
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Plastic for casting?
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# Plastic for casting?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-30)

You mix 10 % clay with 90 % quartz sand, fill a wooden box 1/3, then insert your wax model which includes a funnel, then fill the rest of the box with more clay and quartz sand. After heating to about 90 °C, the wax will melt and flow out of a hole in the bottom. Then you can cast aluminum from the top.

Except I want to do this with 3D printed plastic, not wax. What material would be suited for this?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you seen [this question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/209/how-can-i-optimize-my-print-for-casting-in-metal)?  
> **username_0**: Great answers, thank you. So either get a resin printer and directly print wax (expensive), or print a negative and cast paraffin wax into it after heating to 50C  
> **username_1**: You're welcome, does [this previously shared question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/209/how-can-i-optimize-my-print-for-casting-in-metal) answer your question? If so, we can mark it a duplicate!  
> **username_0**: Sure, you can close the question  

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