Centerstage Dolls: The excitement never ends

The excitement never ends

Posted by Nicole on March 25, 2008, 10:05 am, in reply to "Bogie is almost done with the revised sculpt (just engineering stuff) and is about to...."
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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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Oops!!! Here's my message >>> - Nicole March 25, 2008, 10:08 am

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--Previous Message-- : : : --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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