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<P>Thanks Marv, I've used the two part silicone before to make knobs molds but that stuff is $$. So I'll try latex</P>
<P>Thanks, Marc..<BR><BR><BR>>From: Marv De Beque <mdebeque@woh.rr.com><BR>>Reply-To: Simulator Cockpit tech list <simpits-tech@simpits.org><BR>>To: Simulator Cockpit tech list <simpits-tech@simpits.org><BR>>Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] I need to make some parts out of<BR>>Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 07:55:10 -0400<BR>><BR>>You can buy molding rubber for this process. It is a two-part silicon. You<BR>>need two-part so that it cures. Regular silicon will not cure if the mold<BR>>contains sections that are thicker than a few tenths of an inch. However,<BR>>if the depth of silicon is small, regular hardware brand silicon will work.<BR>><BR>>Latex will work fine, too. It is just harder to make the mold because you<BR>>must layer it one thin layer at a time. It is also very
fragile compared to<BR>>silicon.<BR>><BR>>Whatever you use, wood, rubber, plaster, or whatever, you need a release<BR>>agent applied to the mold to separate part from fixture.<BR>><BR>>Marv<BR>><BR>><BR>>On 6/18/05 6:30 PM, "Marc Quintin" <marcquintin@hotmail.com> wrote:<BR>><BR>> > Fiber glass, the parts have a irregular top of a 1/2 boxe kind of shape<BR>> > 10''X9''X1'', one side at 2''. So I'm in the process of making a mold but I'm<BR>> > not sure what to use, I was thinking of fiber glass, plaster of paris or<BR>> > latex. I would prefer latex but I'm not sure how it will react during the<BR>> > curing process of the polyester resin<BR>> ><BR>> > Any thoughts on this ?<BR>> ><BR>> > Thanks, Marc..<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Enjoy 25MB of inbox storage and 10MB per file
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