How It's Made

[Gummer12 134]

Just saw the Goalie Mask episode on How It's Made. They were at Eddy Mask Co. making a batch of the Molson masks quite often seen on eBay. Quite the process. I figured most of it would have been machine manufactured. I'll be sure to take a lot better care of my bucket from now on knowing the extent of the labor and such put into these. Even with a plain color mask.

[skooled 0]

I wouldn't but a mask that wasn't layed up by hand...

[chris17 0]

I wouldn't but a mask that wasn't layed up by hand...

Why?

[skooled 0]

well, its a quality thing. being in an industry where hand made is better made, I feel that a more in depth job is done when layed up by hand, plus it makes more jobs also, and who likes unemployment?

[vision 0]

Hand-made doesn't necessarily mean better made, sorry but quality control is the key.

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[Fleury2929 0]

Machines are made to produce a helmet fast, so if the helmet is rushed the quality is lessened, so I think a mask made buy hand is much better than a machine made mask. Anyways the hand made masks are usually the higher quality masks anyways. They leave the machines to do the crappy 1200 type masks.

I would chose my Richochet ve over an Itech envy7 anyday!

But this is my opinion!

[Archangel#16 1]

anyone have a link to a video of them making it?

[skooled 0]

i've looked for the video on youtube. not there.

Vision, your both right and wrong. Yes, machines can make a consistent product, day in day out, but they are also not able to compensate for small problems, like say, a crap run of material, they can't tell if the resin is right etc....

[Justin 1933 134]

All about quality control....

[Gummer12 134]

i've looked for the video on youtube. not there.

I saw it on Discovery Ch. Might have been one of the first airings? Give it time, I'm sure it'll pop up.

[vision 0]

Machines are made to produce a helmet fast, so if the helmet is rushed the quality is lessened, so I think a mask made buy hand is much better than a machine made mask. Anyways the hand made masks are usually the higher quality masks anyways. They leave the machines to do the crappy 1200 type masks.

I would chose my Richochet ve over an Itech envy7 anyday!

But this is my opinion!

You might want to contact Tony Priolo and ask him how your mask was made.

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