Hey Guys and Gals,
I've been interested in casting plastic parts for some time. There are a TON of 3D printed parts in the world today, but even the nice resin printers leave some tell-tale sign that it was printed. Not only that, but depending on how the part is printed, it can be extremely weak in thin areas.
After a frigid and early winter in the midwest, I needed something to stave off the cabin fever. So I pulled the lumbar and bolster knobs off my 4runner and made some copies of them. I am definitely still in the learning process, but am making big strides. The dark grey are the originals. I have some new molds curing at the moment to fix some of the bubble/flash from my 1st attempt.
I also pulled these rear seat knobs from my 88 parts rig since they seemed easy to practice on. I'll let you guess which one is the real thing. I've also been trying to get the shade of grey correct, but regardless I think they should be sprayed with SEM color spray for some more UV stability.
I've also got a grab bag of other items I could re-pop, but I still don't know if anyone would be interested. Anyway I think it's pretty fun.
I've been interested in casting plastic parts for some time. There are a TON of 3D printed parts in the world today, but even the nice resin printers leave some tell-tale sign that it was printed. Not only that, but depending on how the part is printed, it can be extremely weak in thin areas.
After a frigid and early winter in the midwest, I needed something to stave off the cabin fever. So I pulled the lumbar and bolster knobs off my 4runner and made some copies of them. I am definitely still in the learning process, but am making big strides. The dark grey are the originals. I have some new molds curing at the moment to fix some of the bubble/flash from my 1st attempt.
I also pulled these rear seat knobs from my 88 parts rig since they seemed easy to practice on. I'll let you guess which one is the real thing. I've also been trying to get the shade of grey correct, but regardless I think they should be sprayed with SEM color spray for some more UV stability.
I've also got a grab bag of other items I could re-pop, but I still don't know if anyone would be interested. Anyway I think it's pretty fun.