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.... One day, I may even invest in a 3D printer of my own.
Jon, I sometimes used a company called Sculpteo, they offer a similar service to Shapeways and appear to be marginally less expensive. Both firms specialise in commercial 3D printing in a wide variety of plastics and metal. Both firms also offer a complete lost wax casing package. From your 3D model to the finished lost wax casting in your chosen metal. Unfortunately, they only offer a complete end to end lost wax casting package, they will not supply the printed waxes to a customer or accept a customers waxes.Mike
Mike, what about the Covent Garden jewellers you used? Are they still up for casting from customer waxes? Although I would imagine that materials will be restricted from them, specially in a high grade aluminium