Where to split mould?


Where to split mould?
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John Elshaw
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I've made some basic trim pieces and have had good success, now I want to try this door pull for my car.  Where would you recommend I divide the mould sections?   I'm guessing this will need to be 3 pieces, correct?  Any help greatly appreciated.  
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Where to split mould?
John Elshaw - 8 Years Ago
     One more thing, the underside of the pull where your fingers reach should be smooth although aesthetics aren't as important on the back side.
John Elshaw - 8 Years Ago
     That is going to be far easier to make a 2 part item - an outer piece then inner moulding. To make it as a one piece part with split moulding would be extremely difficult IMO. You could make the moul...
Warren (Staff) - 8 Years Ago
             I think I'm following. So to be clear I should make a top piece, a 2nd bottom piece, and then bond the two together?
John Elshaw - 8 Years Ago
                 More like an outer and an inner than a top and bottom. So basically, the outer is the part that you see in those pictures. Flange around the outside and block off the hole in the middle with wax so.....
Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago
                     Something like this for the outer part?
John Elshaw - 8 Years Ago
     Here are some better photos of the part. Hopefully this helps. Here's another possibility if the above part isn't possible, although I'm not a huge fan of the pull straps in the car, it is a...
John Elshaw - 8 Years Ago
     The screw block on the rear would almost certainly need to be bonded on separately, perhaps a piece of suitable plastic cut to shape or even make a mould and resin cast a block with a small flange...
Warren (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

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