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Finishing & Preparing the Master Plug
for Mold Making
Installing Line & Hookset Eyes Continued)
51. With the dowel pin and pre-mixed (catalyzed) M&CC; use the dowel pin to pick up very small portions of the M&CC, and force it into the wire eye hole, until the hole seems full. Fig. 43.
52. Immediately insert the wire eye into the M&CC. Align the wire eye into the correct position. Fig.44.
53. Catalyzed M&CC tends to harden very quickly. While M&CC is in the C-stage of curing, it becomes a firm jelly. This is a good time to trim away any excess M&CC outside the wire eye hole. Fig. 45. Use the blade of your pallet knife. A razor knife, or Exacto knife can also be used for this.
54. Fig. 46. Demonstrates the finished installation of the wire eye.
55. Continue this process to Install all three of the wire eyes. Fig. 47.
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