Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Moldmaking Before You Entered The Field
December 2008 Top Ten List
- Didn’t know that a half day meant either the first 12 hours or the second 12 hours.
- Didn’t know to never touch the electrode and the machine at the same time.
- Didn’t know that 40+ years later when you mention moldmaking most people still think you are talking about something to do with Jello.
- Didn’t know that I would have to be a banker, or the bank!
- Didn’t know that when you yell out to borrow a hammer that someone would throw one at you.
- Shrink, what’s shrink?
- Didn’t know this industry would compete against $0.60/hour labor rates.
- Didn’t know how much math was involved.
- Didn’t know "R" is for rapid moves not reverse.
- Didn’t know a pocket scale is really a multi-functional tool: cut your danish with it; stir your coffee with it; clean under your nails with it and use it to do rough layouts on steel.
This list is compiled from the most popular answers to a reader poll.
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