Members cem Posted February 9, 2009 Members Report Posted February 9, 2009 If you had been in Australia I probably could of helped as I've made molds that big and larger, but the postage would be fairly steep and you should be able to find someone closer to home. If you do want to try it yourself give this place a look www.smoothon.com they sell silicone and resin and have a few tutorials on how to do them I believe there is also a list of moldmakers on the site somewhere. I've used a few of their products and found them to be very good. Before you go ahead with this though check that it isn't stamped like HorsehairBraider mentioned, people in the resin/silicone industry don't like recasters and aren't likely to want to help you if they spot a stamp even if the piece is out of production. If it isn't or you can modify it enough, try and look for the old mold lines as this will help you in making a new mold. As this is a fairly complex piece it will need to be multi part. I wouldn't tackle this on you first go at moldmaking start with something simple, watch Smooth Ons videos and work your way up to it. Silicone and resin are fairly expensive and you want to get used to mixing the stuff first, building mold boxes, making pour holes and figuring out parting lines. Hope this is of some help Cheers, Clair Quote
Members TomBanwell Posted February 9, 2009 Members Report Posted February 9, 2009 I could make a mold for you. My real business is makinging custom rubber molds and resin casting. It would run about $50 for the mold. www.lumicast.com Quote
Members Studio-N Posted February 10, 2009 Author Members Report Posted February 10, 2009 I could make a mold for you. My real business is makinging custom rubber molds and resin casting. It would run about $50 for the mold. www.lumicast.com Thanks Tom, I'll be in touch. Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
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