I took the two sides of the milled model, aligned them carefully, and welded them together. I apparently deleted one of the lace details on the front of the model without noticing it before milling. I replaced the missing section with a soft blue wax wire. It’s not the best option here, but this is an attempt to assess the design for weight and manufacturing practicality I am not too concerned. If I decide this will work for production I will repair the CAD model. The spruing is one of the big concerns with this lacy design. I ran sprues up each side of the flattened sphere, attaching several location. I think this will be more than enough to fill the model. I may reduce the size of the sprue in the future if the first one casts well.
Wax sprued
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