Get creative this month of May with our wide variety of casting, soldering equipment & related products.  Visit us in-store or online for aMAYzing deals!!

Tip & Trick of the month:
Masking tape can be used for wax designs.

At Cape Tools we offer various styles of crucibles used for centrifugal casting, furnace melting & pouring into ingots.
 
Ceramic crucibles can be used to melt materials. Ceramic crucibles are made from raw minerals such as silica, zircon, spinel, alumina & magnesite. These crucibles can be found in various shapes & sizes. Ceramic crucibles are used for the smelting of brass, copper, gold, silver.
 
Graphite crucibles assists with anti-oxidation & is made from high density fine grain graphite. Graphite crucibles are mainly used in our electro melt furnaces.

Wax carving & shaping tools are used for designing a wax pattern & any piece of jewellery & cleaning-up a wax design model.  Wax can be carved with steel carvers, blades, wax spiral sawblades or high-speed large toothed rotary burs.
 
 At Cape Tools we offer a wide range of wax products, such as tubes, slices, wires, blocks, repair & sculpting wax.
 
Shop online or in-store for all wax products & related casting equipment.
 

Shop top of the range Ransom & Randolph investment powder for all investment casting needs at Cape Tools. Specialized ranges:   
 
The Advantage:
The Advantage is an economical alternative for casting brass, bronze & silver. It reduces excess metal & watermarking defects.
 
The Ultravest:
Consistent results when casting brass, bronze, gold & silver. The Ultravest is regarded as the most forgiving product during the process of casting. Provides an easy quench & easy clean-up. Surfaces have a smoother finish.
 
The Plasticast:
Best suited for investing & burnout of wax or plastic pattern materials. The Plasticast holds the moulds surface & dimension integrity & provides a smooth, clean casting surface. The Plasticast has been designed for easy removal of solidified investment in the quenching process.
 
The Astrovest:
The Astrovest is suitable for high temperature alloys & ideal for casting platinum & palladium. The Astrovest produces consistent results. It’s fine-free casting with meticulous reproduction of detail. It is a quality material that enhances the remarkable properties of what is being created to return the highest finish with minimal polishing to work off the residue.