Post by yemx on Jan 18, 2018 7:33:53 GMT -5
Good morning all, new to the forum!
I am in the process of making a stock for an airgun, and I am wanting to make a mold of this stock. I've made simple molds, but nothing this complicated... Not only would the mold have to capture the exterior detail, but also the inletting. I'm thinking a 3 piece mold or maybe even a 4 piece mold- 2 halves for the exterior, and 1 or two pieces for the inletting, top and bottom (if I did a 4 piece mold). However, I'm concerned with the pour... Will I have to have multiple pour spouts? Is that even a thing? I'm thinking the front and rear of the stock will be blocked off from each other due to the inletting. I don't want to make a solid stock and inlet the airgun later, because I don't have a way to easily or accurately inlet them, hence wanting to make a mold.
Another idea I had was to make a stock blank, cut it in half down the center, keep the two halves clamped together while doing the inletting and shaping, then make a simple 2 piece mold for each of the halves, then glue the two halves together. But I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not.
I am in the process of making a stock for an airgun, and I am wanting to make a mold of this stock. I've made simple molds, but nothing this complicated... Not only would the mold have to capture the exterior detail, but also the inletting. I'm thinking a 3 piece mold or maybe even a 4 piece mold- 2 halves for the exterior, and 1 or two pieces for the inletting, top and bottom (if I did a 4 piece mold). However, I'm concerned with the pour... Will I have to have multiple pour spouts? Is that even a thing? I'm thinking the front and rear of the stock will be blocked off from each other due to the inletting. I don't want to make a solid stock and inlet the airgun later, because I don't have a way to easily or accurately inlet them, hence wanting to make a mold.
Another idea I had was to make a stock blank, cut it in half down the center, keep the two halves clamped together while doing the inletting and shaping, then make a simple 2 piece mold for each of the halves, then glue the two halves together. But I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not.
