"9" vs 12" Moulds" Topic
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IronMaidenheader | 02 Mar 2013 2:51 p.m. PST |
Hello Fine Fellows, It seems to me that a 12" mould can hold so very many more parts than a 9" one and thus save on casting time. Is there any reason why one wouldn't go with 12" ones over 9" ones? Cheers, Simon |
Little Big Wars | 02 Mar 2013 3:25 p.m. PST |
Perhaps if you don't have enough figures to fill out the mold or alternatively you're packaging them in such a way that you don't need a 12" mold full of whatever figures you're casting. |
headzombie | 02 Mar 2013 3:51 p.m. PST |
Or you don't have a machine that will run 12s! |
Graycat | 02 Mar 2013 4:52 p.m. PST |
I avoid 12s, but my dislike of them is situational and may not apply to your set up. 1. More expensive. Is it more cost effective to make a few more runs out of a 9"? 2. Storage. 12's take up more room. 3. Awkward. The biggest reason I dislike 12s is I dislike hefting the darn things. I am a one man operation, so I do all the casting, and am not very athletic. 12s weigh much more, especially when filled with metal. This handling problem makes them slower to run, negating (for me) numerical volume advantages. That said, I do use 12s, but not because you can put more in them. 1. you can put larger figures in a 12. 2. Centrifugal force at the edge of a 12 is higher, making them better for running figures with very fine thin detail. Richard Kerr Gray Cat Castings |
Maddaz111 | 02 Mar 2013 6:04 p.m. PST |
some of my thin parts are in 12, and some of my awkward large figures are in 18 moulds – thicker as well - I have most of my moulds set up to produce two packets of figures – and a figure for me ( some produce three packets, and some produce two different packets (which can be a pain
.)) I think 9s and 12s are all you need for 28mm (and 9s are good enough for most things
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IUsedToBeSomeone | 03 Mar 2013 4:09 a.m. PST |
I only use 9" moulds partly because I can only produce those with my vulcaniser but also 12" are a pain in that they are heavy and awkward to handle. I do know of one toy soldier manufacturer who has knackered his shoulders through years of banging 11" mopulds together after talcing them
Mike |
spontoon | 12 Oct 2013 5:23 p.m. PST |
How about 6" moulds? or those pie-shaped insersts that fit into larger moulds? |
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