Kyler Yang··10 min read·Guides
CNC Tolerances: RTV Masters vs Steel LSR Tools
The mill can hold a hundredth on aluminum or H13. RTV copies the master, not the press. Do not paste a prototype mill block onto a poured jacket or a hot
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- 261.CNC Tolerances: RTV Masters vs Steel LSR Tools
- 262.Threaded Inserts: RTV Fixtures vs LSR Parts
- 263.Conformal Cooling vs RTV Pour Exotherm Control
- 264.Demold Deep-Draw RTV Jackets Without Air Damage
- 265.Draft vs Texture: 1° per 0.02 mm on RTV Masters
- 266.Splitting Asymmetrical Masters for 3-Part RTV
- 267.3D Scan Reverse Engineering of Damaged RTV Masters
- 268.ISO 13485 vs 9001 for RTV Mold Shops
- 269.ROI: Scale RTV Jackets vs Jump to LSR Steel
- 270.Blanket Orders and Kanban for RTV Mold Dumps
Kyler Yang··10 min read·Guides
Threaded Inserts: RTV Fixtures vs LSR Parts
Silicone will not hold a machine thread like nylon. Lock a knurled insert in rubber, pin the helix, and use RTV when you only need a room-temp fixture.
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Kyler Yang··9 min read·Guides
Conformal Cooling vs RTV Pour Exotherm Control
LSR cycle time is heat into the rubber, not plastic-style cooling. RTV analog is pour exotherm and jacket thermal mass. Do not buy DMLS channels for a
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Kyler Yang··10 min read·Material & demold
Demold Deep-Draw RTV Jackets Without Air Damage
Deep-draw LSR boots vacuum-lock on the core. RTV gloves invert on purpose. Peel with draft and a jacket — a shop hose splits 10A rubber.
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Kyler Yang··10 min read·Design & DFM
Draft vs Texture: 1° per 0.02 mm on RTV Masters
+1° draft per 0.02 mm of texture depth is a shop thumb rule. On RTV the extra degree often protects the jacket, not a rigid LSR part leaving steel.
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Kyler Yang··9 min read·Material & demold
Splitting Asymmetrical Masters for 3-Part RTV
A 3-part split is a parting-network, not a midplane. Pick faces that unhook undercuts, key the pieces, and keep the pour from fighting the split.
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3D Scan Reverse Engineering of Damaged RTV Masters
Scan a damaged master as a clue, not as CAD. Clean the mesh, rebuild solids, restore draft, and apply the next process shrink. STL-to-mill copies the
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Kyler Yang··11 min read·Guides
ISO 13485 vs 9001 for RTV Mold Shops
ISO 13485 is a medical QMS; ISO 9001 is general. Neither is a cleanroom, a gum cert, or a substitute for watching the pour and the records.
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Kyler Yang··10 min read·Design & DFM
ROI: Scale RTV Jackets vs Jump to LSR Steel
RTV jackets and LSR steel are different factories. ROI is labor, scrap, chemistry, and freeze-risk. Stay on recast RTV until the object is a molded part.
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Kyler Yang··11 min read·Buying & MOQ
Blanket Orders and Kanban for RTV Mold Dumps
A blanket PO is a price-and-qty envelope. Kanban is a pull signal. RTV jackets still have kit lots and recast clocks. Write those into the pull.
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