Okay, just to confirm that I get what you're telling me...
If I have to have the end result of the dried molded part at 3" high (let's just assume that all the other dimensions will shrink at the same rate, which seems to be what this stuff does) then I have to take that 3" final part, and...
Thanks, but let me make something clear first. I made up all numbers, and just guessed at what might be what.
I almost understand your reply, but I don't know where you get the 17.5% from. I didn't mention anything remotely like that.
Now, it may just be the way computers and forums write...
First, let me apologise if this is in the wrong thread, wrong place, or wrong forum.
I've not had any good experiences so far getting an answer I can understand, because my maths education didn’t really prepare me to even begin to try to figure this one out!
I'll try to explain the situation...