RE: Metal minis vs. Plastic

At 22:18 09/08/97 +0000, you wrote:

>
>I didn't think about the element of wastage.  Its a long time since I 
>did any casting with good old Prince August moulds.   Fixed costs 
>play the most important element in the final cost of a figure then.  
>
When testing a new tool set for quality and placement of ejector pin
points
(its still an art rather than a science) the 100 or so parts are
reground.
For ease of testing 20% or less of new plastic is normally added.  Cost
of
plastic is never a concern as its far more expensive moving ejector pin
points.
Hope this helps
Jon(T.C.)
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