Jazzatomo Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 G'day guys, currently 3d printing the masters for some 2 part POP Moulds im going to be making in the coming days. What I wanted to know is if anyone can provide insight into the appropriate size for a venting hole at the end of my curl tails. Cheers, Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 They are to release trapped air, so very small will still work. Just make them big enough so that you can clean them out with a wire. I like grooves instead, because they don't get clogged. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzatomo Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Cheers @mark poulson I can use a groove on these grubs because of how I have designed the curl tail, but I will definetly keep it in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Jazzatomo said: Cheers @mark poulson I can use a groove on these grubs because of how I have designed the curl tail, but I will definetly keep it in mind. I have several two part molds that I had to vent with drilled holes, and they are a pain to clean out afterwards. That's how I know. If I had realized how hard the vent holes would be to clean out afterwards, I would have tried harder to make vent grooves instead. Live and learn. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzatomo Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 Cheers mate, I guess that's one advantage of 3d printing my masters is that I can play around a bit easier with #D printing and pop to see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Jazzatomo said: Cheers mate, I guess that's one advantage of 3d printing my masters is that I can play around a bit easier with #D printing and pop to see how it goes. I just poured another dozen creature baits with the mold that has the hole vents, and I was again reminded of what a pain in the butt vent holes are compared to grooves. Grrr... Edited April 10, 2020 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
