Good morning!
I have an early FEG 9mm HiPower clone. Since there are lots of people looking for a carry copy, I was wondering how hard it is to make a resin casting? Any information you have would be greatly appreciated.
R/S
Fritz
How hard is it to make resin copies?
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RC Halliburton
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Go to
http://smoothon.com/
and check out some of their tutorials.
Mold making is not too difficult, but it's kinda like learning to play Go, "Learn in a moment, master in a lifetime" :D
Guns have lots of nicks and crannies to get molding material in and out of. I did a SMLE a few years ago, and it was tough.
You can get sample packs from Smooth On, or Pearl Art Supply, that may have enough for a pistol.
Good Luck,
RCH
http://smoothon.com/
and check out some of their tutorials.
Mold making is not too difficult, but it's kinda like learning to play Go, "Learn in a moment, master in a lifetime" :D
Guns have lots of nicks and crannies to get molding material in and out of. I did a SMLE a few years ago, and it was tough.
You can get sample packs from Smooth On, or Pearl Art Supply, that may have enough for a pistol.
Good Luck,
RCH
Thanks RCH!
I'll look it over...
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Indiana Jake
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Mold Making
As far as mold making goes, here are some suggestions, and perhaps I'll talk you out of this. First off, I am a professional model maker, gun entusiast and former Hollywood movie gun wrangler. You will need to purchase at leat $100.00 worth of Silicone, have appropriate clay on hand, and you will ned somewhere between 25 and 50 dollars worth of resin to get started. Still interested?
You will need to fill in the end of the barrel and cylinder with clay. Also the chambers and the holes where the cylinder fits into the frame. You need to make sure that there are no undercuts. You may also need to put clay around the trigger. Oil base clay is best - water base clay will create rust on your original piece.
You will likely need to make a two piece mold, so you will need a mold box, and you will need to fill half of it with clay. Pour over the silocone that you just mixed with the scale you just bought. Cost??? Let cure 24 hours.
Now take the clay off of the back side of the mold, apply mold release, and pour silicone over the other side of the gun. Let cure. Wait again 24 hours.
Now you are ready to clean the mold and start pouring resin. I might add that you also purchase some balck resin dye. Most resins cure in a white or amber color. While you can paint resin, I would rather dye the gun black and paint the grips.
I can elaborate on more detail if you should be interested.
After explaining this to you, I have now talked myself out of doing this! That is unless you plan to cast up about 50 of these, and then you might end up ahead!
Jake
You will need to fill in the end of the barrel and cylinder with clay. Also the chambers and the holes where the cylinder fits into the frame. You need to make sure that there are no undercuts. You may also need to put clay around the trigger. Oil base clay is best - water base clay will create rust on your original piece.
You will likely need to make a two piece mold, so you will need a mold box, and you will need to fill half of it with clay. Pour over the silocone that you just mixed with the scale you just bought. Cost??? Let cure 24 hours.
Now take the clay off of the back side of the mold, apply mold release, and pour silicone over the other side of the gun. Let cure. Wait again 24 hours.
Now you are ready to clean the mold and start pouring resin. I might add that you also purchase some balck resin dye. Most resins cure in a white or amber color. While you can paint resin, I would rather dye the gun black and paint the grips.
I can elaborate on more detail if you should be interested.
After explaining this to you, I have now talked myself out of doing this! That is unless you plan to cast up about 50 of these, and then you might end up ahead!
Jake
