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Antique Centrifugal Dental Casting Machine [Restoration]

This restoration is on a 1930s dental casting machine made by the Torit Manufacturing Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. I was unable to find a photo of this model with the exact same base design, but similar designs exist. This machine would most likely be used for casting gold teeth and fillings. The base was extremely rusty, but all other parts are made of aluminum or brass, so they held together much better over the years. I decided to use babbitt as a casting metal since it melts at such a low temperature and isn't very expensive. This was my first time casting any metal on my own and learning the process was a lot of fun. It's nice to see this tool back in service and spinning molten metal very close to your face at high speed.

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  • Originally Aired February 24, 2023
  • Runtime 23 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created November 10, 2023 by
    javbw
  • Modified November 10, 2023 by
    javbw