Centerstage Dolls: Bogie is almost done with the revised sculpt (just engineering stuff) and is about to....

Bogie is almost done with the revised sculpt (just engineering stuff) and is about to....

Posted by Sammy on March 24, 2008, 12:17 pm, in reply to "Hey Sammy, any gossip to share? How's Resin Clea coming? >>>"
Message modified by board administrator March 24, 2008, 12:29 pm

Bogie is almost ready to begin the mold making stage.

She will actually have to make 4 different molds:

TEST MOLD - She will use this mold to test the production aspect and engineering of the doll. A test mold rarely gets approved for final production. But it's a great step for helping Bogie work out the bugs, such as making sure parts fit perfectly, adjusting for any shrinkage or pouring issues and even testing the efficiency of the mold. When she's done these molds get ground up and used as filler in future molds.

MASTER MOLD - this is the mother of all the molds. It is perfect and gets used only to make other molds, tests and prototypes. It never gets used in the final production.

MOLD OF THE MOLD - Bogie actually makes a mold of our master mold. From this mold she can make numerous duplicate molds for production.

PRODUCTION MOLDS - If a mold is treated well, it can last 50 - 75 "pulls." A pull is a cast you pull from the rubber mold. The resin heats up as it cures. This heat dries out the mold and eventually makes it unusable. To increase productivity Bogie will make numerous production molds. This allows her to pour more than one doll at a time and to have a back up mold in case a mold goes bad.

Bogie is beginning to use this method on all of her projects. Right now she is using it on the fireplaces. The previous mold dried out. So, she is using this "production" oriented method (as opposed to the one mold only studio method) of producing her fireplaces.

My humble doll studio is quickly turning into a little factory. While all this sounds good for your humans it's not so good for us cats. There are simply far too many opportunities for my precious tale to get stuck in gooey rubber mixes. I guess I'm going to have to start supervising from a safer distance.

Talk to you again soon,
Sammy

Responses:

The excitement never ends - Nicole March 25, 2008, 10:05 am
- Oops!!! Here's my message >>> - Nicole March 25, 2008, 10:08 am
Thanks for all the cool info Sammy. Keep that tail safe! :> - Breck in CT March 24, 2008, 7:25 pm

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--Previous Message-- : Bogie is almost ready to begin the mold making : stage. : : She will actually have to make 4 different : molds: : : TEST MOLD - She will use this mold to test : the production aspect and engineering of the : doll. A test mold rarely gets approved for : final production. But it's a great step for : helping Bogie work out the bugs, such as : making sure parts fit perfectly, adjusting : for any shrinkage or pouring issues and even : testing the efficiency of the mold. When : she's done these molds get ground up and : used as filler in future molds. : : MASTER MOLD - this is the mother of all the : molds. It is perfect and gets used only to : make other molds, tests and prototypes. It : never gets used in the final production. : : MOLD OF THE MOLD - Bogie actually makes a : mold of our master mold. From this mold she : can make numerous duplicate molds for : production. : : PRODUCTION MOLDS - If a mold is treated : well, it can last 50 - 75 "pulls." : A pull is a cast you pull from the rubber : mold. The resin heats up as it cures. This : heat dries out the mold and eventually makes : it unusable. To increase productivity Bogie : will make numerous production molds. This : allows her to pour more than one doll at a : time and to have a back up mold in case a : mold goes bad. : : Bogie is beginning to use this method on all : of her projects. Right now she is using it : on the fireplaces. The previous mold dried : out. So, she is using this : "production" oriented method (as : opposed to the one mold only studio method) : of producing her fireplaces. : : My humble doll studio is quickly turning : into a little factory. While all this sounds : good for your humans it's not so good for us : cats. There are simply far too many : opportunities for my precious tale to get : stuck in gooey rubber mixes. I guess I'm : going to have to start supervising from a : safer distance. : : Talk to you again soon, : Sammy :

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