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Making your own small, plastic parts
When I was restoring old arcade games, I often had to make my own parts. Recently I needed to get some knobs for my heater. They currently are not available so I decided to make my own. The materials required for this are fairly expensive, so if knobs are available, you should probably buy them. However, if you cannot find them this is a great way to go.
This part required a two piece mold due to the shape of the part. If the knob had been flat on one side, I could have just put the part flat side down, built a lego box around it and poured the rubber over it.
All of the materials I used came from Alumilite.
The starter kit runs around $70.00.
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Step One: make a mold for your project
Here, I have made a partial mold box out of legos. For this part the mold does not have to be very big. I have filled the box with clay. |
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Step Two: fill part to be cast with clay
Here, I have filled in the hollow part of the piece with clay as it can be solid on the new part. |
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Step Three: bury parts half way in clay
Note I have added a plastic piece. This will later become a pour hole for the resin. |
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Step Seven: apply mold release |
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Step Eight: pour the other half of the mold |
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Step Nine: remove Legos and original part |
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Step Ten: tape the mold together and pour resin
Note, I have enlarged the pour hole. I also added two vents to allow air to escape as I pour the resin. |
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Step Eleven: demold part
Lightly sand the new part and paint any color you wish. |
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