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Moldboys

Also called mold boy

A stand that opens and closes a two-part mold at the bench, often pneumatically with a foot switch.

What it is

A moldboy is a stand that holds a two-part mold and opens and closes it. Jordan Kube’s, for example, is a compact single-arm pneumatic moldboy for small two-part molds, worked with a foot switch.⁠⁠[1]

Sources

  1. Jordan Kube — Glassblowing Moldboy (Etsy listing) · Etsy blocks automated reading; the listing text was supplied by the site's editor

Moldboys in the archive 1

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MoldboyA compact single-arm pneumatic mold boy for small two-part molds, worked with a foot switch. It's small enough to carry to rental studios. Jordan Kube 1