Practice question · Put in order
Arrange the steps of deciding how to mould a form, in order.
- Apply release agent and build the mould
- Examine the form and count the undercuts
- Plan the division lines and keys, or the mother mould
- Choose the mould material that implements that decision
- Decide whether to destroy, divide or stretch
Hints
- Counting undercuts precedes choosing a material.
- Release agent goes on immediately before building.
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- Examine the form and count the undercuts
- Decide whether to destroy, divide or stretch
- Choose the mould material that implements that decision
- Plan the division lines and keys, or the mother mould
- Apply release agent and build the mould
Why
Counting the undercuts first is the whole discipline. Choose the material first, usually from what is in the cupboard, and you have committed to a strategy before knowing whether the form permits it, which is discovered when the plaster has already set.
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