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THE MOLD GOES INTO AN OVEN
AT ABOUT 570-DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IT TAKES
48 TO 72 HOURS TO CURE, BUT IT'S NOT READY
FOR CASTING JUST YET. WORKERS FIRST HAVE TO PIERCE
SOME HOLES IN IT TO LET ALL THE AIR ESCAPE OR THE METAL WON'T FLOW
INTO ALL THE CREVICES. AND THEY HAVE TO PUT IN FILTERS
TO KEEP OUT IMPURITIES. THEY STRAP THE TWO HALVES
OF THE PLASTER MOLD TOGETHER, SECURING THEM WITH METAL SCREWS
AT ABOUT 570-DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IT TAKES
48 TO 72 HOURS TO CURE, BUT IT'S NOT READY
FOR CASTING JUST YET. WORKERS FIRST HAVE TO PIERCE
SOME HOLES IN IT TO LET ALL THE AIR ESCAPE OR THE METAL WON'T FLOW
INTO ALL THE CREVICES. AND THEY HAVE TO PUT IN FILTERS
TO KEEP OUT IMPURITIES. THEY STRAP THE TWO HALVES
OF THE PLASTER MOLD TOGETHER, SECURING THEM WITH METAL SCREWS
Full Transcript
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THE MOLD GOES INTO AN OVEN
AT ABOUT 570-DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
00:00:06.172 --> 00:00:09.172
IT TAKES
48 TO 72 HOURS TO CURE,
00:00:09.172 --> 00:00:12.069
BUT IT'S NOT READY
FOR CASTING JUST YET.
00:00:12.069 --> 00:00:15.276
WORKERS FIRST HAVE TO PIERCE
SOME HOLES IN IT
00:00:15.276 --> 00:00:16.724
TO LET ALL THE AIR ESCAPE
00:00:16.724 --> 00:00:19.586
OR THE METAL WON'T FLOW
INTO ALL THE CREVICES.
00:00:19.586 --> 00:00:23.172
AND THEY HAVE TO PUT IN FILTERS
TO KEEP OUT IMPURITIES.
00:00:23.172 --> 00:00:26.724
THEY STRAP THE TWO HALVES
OF THE PLASTER MOLD TOGETHER,
00:00:26.724 --> 00:00:29.345
SECURING THEM WITH METAL SCREWS.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.