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AirborneSilva	AirborneSilva posted 6 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 190	Is there any companies or persons out there that will make a mold using my part as a master? Thank you! Tony
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	How big is your part and what's it constructed of?
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oekmont	oekmont posted 6 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 550, Visits: 27K	Also your location could be a factor, if it's a larger part.
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scottracing	scottracing posted 6 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	short answer is yes, but as above it will depend on where you are and what the part size and application is.
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AirborneSilva	AirborneSilva posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 190	+x scottracing - 5/2/2018 12:52:23 PM short answer is yes, but as above it will depend on where you are and what the part size and application is. Thanks for the replies. Here's a picture of the part, it goes under the trunk deck lid, probably 3.5' X 2.5'. I'm in San Antonio TX
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scottracing	scottracing posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	whats it made of? is it a fibrous material as it may be difficult to take a mould from that without sealing it properly
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AirborneSilva	AirborneSilva posted 6 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 190	+x scottracing - 5/2/2018 8:00:01 PM whats it made of? is it a fibrous material as it may be difficult to take a mould from that without sealing it properly Hi Scott, yes it is fibrous which is why I don't even want to attempt it. I've heard of people putting cellophane or a similar material over it but then you "hear" lot's of things that aren't true...
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GreyArea	G GreyArea posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
G Group: Forum Members Posts: 36, Visits: 65	+x AirborneSilva - 5/2/2018 8:30:25 PM +x scottracing - 5/2/2018 8:00:01 PM whats it made of? is it a fibrous material as it may be difficult to take a mould from that without sealing it properly Hi Scott, yes it is fibrous which is why I don't even want to attempt it. I've heard of people putting cellophane or a similar material over it but then you "hear" lot's of things that aren't true... If you definitely need to keep the original, only thing I can suggest is to use imaging software to make a digital copy. Needs a lotta photos though depending how accurate you need the copy to be. I'm in the process opf making a digital model of a local landmark...currently at the 2000 photo mark but then I'm going for an insane level of detail. I would think 200-500 would be enough for your part - maybe even less.
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AirborneSilva	AirborneSilva posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 190	+x GreyArea - 5/6/2018 11:22:47 AM +x AirborneSilva - 5/2/2018 8:30:25 PM +x scottracing - 5/2/2018 8:00:01 PM whats it made of? is it a fibrous material as it may be difficult to take a mould from that without sealing it properly Hi Scott, yes it is fibrous which is why I don't even want to attempt it. I've heard of people putting cellophane or a similar material over it but then you "hear" lot's of things that aren't true... If you definitely need to keep the original, only thing I can suggest is to use imaging software to make a digital copy. Needs a lotta photos though depending how accurate you need the copy to be. I'm in the process opf making a digital model of a local landmark...currently at the 2000 photo mark but then I'm going for an insane level of detail. I would think 200-500 would be enough for your part - maybe even less. Thank you, I may look into having it digitally scanned with a lazer but am not sure how important it is to me. Thanks again!
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Photogrammetry and digital scanning is great, but it is far from the best solution for a one off reproduction like this. Realistically the best way to go about it is to either seal and paint the original, or if you need to keep the original untouched then wrapping it with something like aluminium foil or release film and making a fibreglass copy that you can modify, sand and paint in order to take a mould. The obvious thing being to pay attention to fitment and loss of dimensional accuracy etc. Im sure you could find someone who would do this for you, but be aware that anyone that knows what they are doing is going to charge you an arm and a leg for it - it's a lot of work. I think this is definitely something that you should be looking at doing yourself if you have the time and patience for it. You'll save a hell of a lot of money, and the satisfaction will make it even more worth it.
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