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Old June 3rd, 2008
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Re: Modifying molds to improve melt flow

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Originally Posted by hawnjigs View Post
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I agree that slight aberrations on the gate surface can ruin pourability - many production Do-its I use have one cavity that never seems to fill out right despite appearing no different from others in the set. Never considered gate mods before and hopefully this will solve the problem.
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Good luck. Hopefully there's a hardware store or machinist's supply in your area that carries wire-guage bits, or bits just a few thousandths over your gate diam. That way you can start small for your smaller molds.
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