Re: ATM pitch mold, opinions needed

[Hugues.Laroche@ses-astra.com]

  >can you let me know where you get them and
  >how well they work over making the lap by hand.

I think I have used many of the ways to make a pitch lap, here is
my experience...
- the "Texereau" method of pouring small rectangles that you cut and
 glue to the tool works well, but is slow, tedious and easily messy.
- the method whilch consists in pouring the lap in one piece then
  cutting with either a bar or a welding iron is fast,  less messy but the
  channels are not quite nice, tend to close when pressing...
  As a submethod of this I have tried to put crushed pitch then
  melt it. I know some succeeded in this way, my try was close to
  a disaster.
- the mold method (I got mine at "perfect pitch lap" web site) has
  the best of both worlds: fast and nice lap. It is however possible
  to badly mess up things if there is not enough release agent at
  the mold's surface. I heard a bit of dish washing soap fises this.

I cannot compare different brands of molds, I have only one, but
I would say: Yes go for it! It is well worth it.

Happy pitch pouring >;-))

Hugues




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