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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: floridagrimp on 11/23/12 14:26 UTC
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said about 3 molds is about the limit for clamping 10 cavity carrot molds together. Having mixed results with more than that.
I use long, 600 lb Erwin (blue/silver) clamps...any insight to how many molds, how tight do u get them and where do you position the clamps thanks
PS- also, is there a big advantage to heating molds on griddle?? I live in central Fl. so temp isn't as big a concern as it is for others.
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I do not have an injector that can inject more than three of the 3.0 inch or 3.5 inch carrot molds so I am limited that way. On the smaller molds, the weight and / or clumsiness becomes an issue for me. I do clamp up four smaller molds together. All hinge sides aligned and clamped first, then the non hinge sides. I clamp four in one set of clamps and three in another ( all smaller capacity molds ) and injected all seven with one injector full. That is as "frantic" as I go.
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I pour at a pretty high temp....one mold w/ CC small injector at a time (all 8-12 cavity carrot) I like to use 8 cup pyrex and just pour like a madman, but use 4 cup when doing new colors.
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Some molds with small appendages long thin tails etc. need preheating. I have to preheat my ribbontail worm molds. Most of my molds can be injected ice cold in the dead of winter. I don't preheat unless I have to. The cooler the mold the sooner you can demold. I also try not to run my plastic any hotter than I need to.