Investment cast stainless steel

[Blammo]

Now that I have made a few friends and pizzed a couple...or more.... goofs

Lets talk about the possibility of using a stainless investment casting for the basis of an edged "tool".. , for a production knife...

Disclaimer: This would be an " evil process" to traditionalists.. and rightly so..



Anyone up on the system ?
I am

 

[buckg]

I'm no metalurgist, but I doubt investment casting would make a good blade. On the other hand, MIM is the wave of the future IMHO.

MIM Process

 

[mete]

Investment casting could do it. After all they've made jet engine turbine blades from investment castings.

 

[Blammo]

You are both correct..
The key is in the " graining"
Needless to say this would HAVE to be close to finished and then either machine or hand completed.
Not an easy task.. intersting though
Google up " Bill Ruger investment casting"