Shoutout to the old timer who told me to stop rushing my sprues

I was setting up a small bronze pour in the back of the shop, trying to get it done before lunch, and this retired guy named Frank who still comes around said, 'Kid, you're cutting those sprues like you're being timed, and your gates are too thin.' He showed me a piece he cast 20 years ago with a perfect fill, no cold shuts, because he took an extra ten minutes on the pattern. How many of you actually slow down on the prep work when you're in a hurry?

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piper_green8d ago

Frank's right, that hurry-up mindset gets you everywhere. It's why my coffee table has a wobbly leg I was too rushed to fix right. @rose_hart31's door story is the same flavor of mistake, just a different room. The world runs on people skipping the boring ten minutes now to waste an hour later.

rose_hart318d ago

That "extra ten minutes on the pattern" thing reminds me of the time I sanded a joint too fast and ruined a whole door.