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30 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:Are you adding the wood frame after or during the molding process?
After. You use the wood frame for laying the mold and keep it horizontal. It's mandatory to keep the mold horizontal while chocolate crystallizes (especially for solid figures), it won't stay horizontal by itself in most cases due to the shapes of the models. It comes handy for vibrating too.
Teo
27 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:Are you adding the wood frame after or during the molding process?
After. You use the wood frame for laying the mold and keep it horizontal. It's mandatory to keep the mold horizontal while chocolate crystallizes, it won't stay horizontal by itself in most cases due to the shapes of the models. It comes handy for vibrating too.
Teo
