Wax model making allows jewelry designers to create original designs without the restrictions of working directly from metal. With wax, prototypes can be created in a soft medium that can be carved, ...

What's going on? The seal between the bottom of the toilet and the waste pipe in the floor, called the wax ring, has been compromised. The wax ring works like a gasket around the base of the toilet.

The mold is fired to melt the wax, and molten gold is poured in to make the rough casting, which is cleaned and polished before shipping. Once he had the ring, [Justin] watched a few jewelry ...