Kyler Yang··7 min read·Material & demold
Hand-Cut Parting vs a Designed RTV Split | RUUIPON
A knife split after a block pour is a shop seam, not a designed land. When we would cut, when we CAD the split. Typical shop values. MOQ 20.
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- 61.Hand-Cut Parting vs a Designed RTV Split | RUUIPON
- 62.Plaster-Bandage Jackets Behind RTV Gloves | RUUIPON
- 63.Fiberglass Jacket vs Plaster Mother Mold | RUUIPON
- 64.3D-Printed Jacket Shell for RTV Glove Skins | RUUIPON
- 65.Release Powder in Undercuts — Food Is No | RUUIPON
- 66.Caulk Will Not Repair Production RTV Keys | RUUIPON
- 67.Rebuilding a Torn RTV Lip vs a Full Recast | RUUIPON
- 68.Dummy Casts to Hold Cavity Shape in Storage | RUUIPON
- 69.Ozone Cracking of RTV Tools on the Shelf | RUUIPON
- 70.UV From a Window Yellows Clear RTV Tools | RUUIPON
Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
Plaster-Bandage Jackets Behind RTV Gloves | RUUIPON
Plaster bandage is a laminated mother, not poured gypsum. When it wins on a glove, when FRP or a print should take the load. Typical shop values.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
Fiberglass Jacket vs Plaster Mother Mold | RUUIPON
An FRP jacket takes clamp and wet dump that plaster will not ship. Layup vs gypsum vs print. Typical shop values. Food trays rarely need FRP.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
3D-Printed Jacket Shell for RTV Glove Skins | RUUIPON
A printed mother locates bolts and keys in CAD. When the shell is the jacket, when plaster still wins. Typical shop values. $50 CAD when scope applies.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Food & confectionery
Release Powder in Undercuts — Food Is No | RUUIPON
Talc or mica in an undercut can help a craft peel. We would not powder a chocolate or gummy well. Typical shop values. Structure Decision first.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
Caulk Will Not Repair Production RTV Keys | RUUIPON
Acetoxy caulk will not rebuild a torn key on a production tool. Recast the skin. Food we would not glue. Typical shop values. MOQ 20 per design.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
Rebuilding a Torn RTV Lip vs a Full Recast | RUUIPON
A torn lip is a peel-path failure. Craft flange glue vs recast; food we would not patch. Typical shop values. Keep the unsanded master. MOQ 20.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Design & DFM
Dummy Casts to Hold Cavity Shape in Storage | RUUIPON
A dummy dump holds undercuts so stored RTV does not collapse. When to leave one in; food vs craft. Typical shop values. Archive the master too.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
Ozone Cracking of RTV Tools on the Shelf | RUUIPON
Ozone from motors and UV lamps cracks RTV on the shelf. How to spot it vs UV yellow vs tin shrink. Typical shop values. Archive the master too.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
UV From a Window Yellows Clear RTV Tools | RUUIPON
A window yellows clear platinum even if you never dump UV resin. Storage, post-cure, food vs craft. Typical shop values. Keep tools dark now.
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