Casting ERA attachment

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I'm only good for 1 out of 3. It looks to me like investment breakdown but not sure.I used my normal investment,set time and burnout procedure. Fast burnout, in 1200 degree oven.An hour at high temp. Thoughts? Should I go slow burnout? 20160823_152427.jpg 20160823_152440.jpg Thanks
 
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What alloy are you casting. When I cast era attachments, always burned out at 1525f for 1 hour heat soak and if casting noble metal turned the furnace down to 1125f.
 
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plastic and resin burns out differently than wax. If you change to stage cycle burnout ur problem will go away
 
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Thanks for the suggestions. Does this sound good? cold oven insert, 10 degress a min. 600 degree 30 min hold.. 50 degrees to 1550 then hold 1 hour ? I'm using Evolution Lite . 40% gold.3 turns on a Degussa manual casting machine
 
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Thanks for the suggestions. Does this sound good? cold oven insert, 10 degress a min. 600 degree 30 min hold.. 50 degrees to 1550 then hold 1 hour ? I'm using Evolution Lite . 40% gold.3 turns on a Degussa manual casting machine
I heat to 1400 when I cast Evolution Lite, although I don't remember why.
 
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Yeah, slow is the way to go. I wasted one a few weeks ago and Sterngold said no fast burnout.
 
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Run up slow to 600 hold an hour than up fast to high temp and your fine. Remember your ratio, You do not want any expansion to the investment.
 
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@JohnWilson is right. The first stage is the critical one. Start with a cold oven, go to 600 and hold for an hour.


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3rd time was a charm. Funny , I have never had a problem casting other pieces plastics. First one of these I did workrd just fine. Go figure. Thanks for the help.
 
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It's the center of the era. Because it's so small the expansion cracks the investment very easily and it falls into the center of the attachment like you have.


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I know this is a side-track to your original post...but why a high noble metal? I've found folks that need any attachments usually aren't the easiest patients on there teeth. Therefore, (and yes I've had this happen a couple times),they've broke the post or ground the attachment...hence why I'm suggesting using a base metal on these type of cast-to attachments....thoughts? agree, disagree?
 
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Maybe another side-track, but could be a useful trick for those of you who can get a little spaced out at times like I do, or who use 2 different investments and liquids.
That is, to use a drop or two of food coloring in your main bottle of investment liquid. This helps to remind you of what you just measured out compared to water and liquid in the measuring dealie. I also color Ceravety liquid red, and Microstar blue, to be a reminder of the corresponding liquids. I'm sure one liquid could be used for the other, but might as well use the liquid the manufacturer recommends for their product.
 
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I know this is a side-track to your original post...but why a high noble metal? I've found folks that need any attachments usually aren't the easiest patients on there teeth. Therefore, (and yes I've had this happen a couple times),they've broke the post or ground the attachment...hence why I'm suggesting using a base metal on these type of cast-to attachments....thoughts? agree, disagree?
Understandable,,,This particular Dr. wants 40%. The patient is stage 3 with a very short life expectancy. I kinda feel a little guilty to even charge for it.
 

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