[TML] Molding Ships, was Re: Honor 'Just call me Horatio' Harrington wasRe:Environmentaldomes

[Richard Aiken]

On 9/9/07, Garry Ward <garry.e.ward at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Actually, you'd probably want to use a Carbon based asteriod (which melts at
> 3823 K) rather than Iron (melts at 1811 K) or Nickel (melts at 1728 K).

Okay.  So machined carbon asteroids as reusable standard hull molds.
Makes another market for these, at least in systems with shipyards.

> Depending on how you've set up the protuberances, you may just need to slide
> the inner mold out of the outer one.

But how?  I can see doing it with the two seperate molds I was
originally discussing (one for the bow section and one for the stern
section).  But your original reply said that your way leaves a
finished, closed hull that's one solid piece.  If so, how do you "slid
the inner mold out?"  Through what opening?  I'm afraid my powers of
imagination are failing me, here.

-- 
Richard Aiken

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