In most cases individual ring jewelry designs are produced in quantity by first creating a 1:1 scale Positive Master Wax Model representing the ring design. Multiple copies of this positive master wax model is then used to produce the actual ring jewelry in quantities using an investment casting process. The positive master wax models can be created from cavity molds or by direct machining of the wax material, depending on the quantities required.  Example toolpath techniques for both processes are detailed below.

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