> What I'm currently using is a piece of acrylic with a couple of dozen poc=
kets milled
> in it (all the way through).  I cover the back side with tape (for a seal=
), place my
> modules in the proper spots, then pour epoxy and bake in an oven.  The pr=
oblem
> occurs when we go to remove the cured epoxy blobs from the form - its tim=
e consuming
> even though we swabbed the sides of the mold with mold-release compound.

You do have a slight angle on the sides of the mold? I would have thought t=
his would be enough to allow release with a small tap from a wooden hammer =
or similar on the back side, seeing you already have access to the back by =
taking the tape off. If it won't come out, just how smooth has the cutter l=
eft the sides of the pockets? It may just be a case of polishing them with =
a release angle.


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