HonestAbe
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So I'm relatively new to casting (only a few years experience) and realizing that I've been getting by alright but when things don't go well (miscast, porosity, investment problems) I don't have a strong foundation in the fundementals to troubleshoot what's going on. I don't really have anyone that can look over my shoulder and point out what I'm doing wrong. I get the sense that I'm doing most things correctly but there's so many variables that sometimes a combination of things adds up to me messing something up. The areas I perceive I'm weakest at are:
Getting my torch set correctly for different alloys
Optimal sprue technique
I'm just wondering if anyone has some resource they can point me at to read up or watch where I will hopefully notice things I am doing sub optimally. Most of what I cast are full gold crowns, with the occasional pfm, custom abutment, or post.
EDIT: I suppose I could also start documenting stuff with photos so we can laugh the next time I mess something up and hopefully figure it out, but for now I'm mostly just looking to read and study something to see if anything jumps out at me.
Getting my torch set correctly for different alloys
Optimal sprue technique
I'm just wondering if anyone has some resource they can point me at to read up or watch where I will hopefully notice things I am doing sub optimally. Most of what I cast are full gold crowns, with the occasional pfm, custom abutment, or post.
EDIT: I suppose I could also start documenting stuff with photos so we can laugh the next time I mess something up and hopefully figure it out, but for now I'm mostly just looking to read and study something to see if anything jumps out at me.