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Originally Posted by numbskull
Yes, it is possible and fairly strait forward to make a silicone rubber mold into which you can pour lead. Your production time will be slower than with a metal mold but you can make very exact reproductions. The set up material cost will not be dirt cheap as the mold making products and release agents cost a bit but I suspect you can get it done for something in the $50-75 range. A similar process is used for making rubber tails. I recall Mike at M&D's sold stuff to do the rubber tails at one point.
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I read the above and am a bit confused. You actually pout molten lead into a silicone mold?? How many times does this process work.... ie.. how many times can you use that mold as I would assume it would somehow deteriorate and become unusable.
I was thinking more in the lines of somehow making a cast aluminum mold like Do'it's. I'm looking for the "long haul".... if you know what I mean.
If you reading that I am a bit "green" on this whole process your eyesight is perfect.