It will be easier to pour copies till the mold is dead, and store those, than it will to store the mold
I have ideas of how to make a FULL cast in rubber, and then plans to build an innersupport shell out of foam, so that it can be transported in a suit case, then 4 sheets of pink insulation foam bought, cut, and inserted
Yes the overseas shipping shouldnt be terrible. Less than a hundred.
I think the final front casts will weight 10-20 lbs of hard rubber. And can be folded in thirds. So it should be possible to get these everywhere in the USA for 300 ish and worldwide under 400. Which is a steal considering.
and so no one thinks im crazy, the blue you see, isnt clay, its an old platinum mold I Icut up to make keys
ive been doing this daily at Alumilite, which has some AWESOME products, and the best technical support, ever.
The director of business is Mike Faupel, and hes one of the coolest guys ever. He will sit and help you over the phone, any time, anywhere. I highly recommend dealing with them.
Yes, I could mke it in resin. But the hard rubber, is like... the floor mats of your car. Its pretty hard. hard enough that if its glued down, you wont know its rubber. If you know anyone with my rubber knees, you know how hard it is.
These will be 'running' this week. The first one with photos should be up mid week. The shop closd (too big to do at my house) friday, befire I could do the last sections of sleeve.
Throw me on the list Brother! Now that I've got the wife working I can afford a little more...just like your carbine (insert Mr. Burns laugh and "Excellent").