Playing with colors, this is a green base, with purple swirled in.
After you mold it, what machining is left to be done?
Thanks,
How do these hold up to being shot?
I still think this a cool idea. I mean once you have the mold im guessing you could easily make as many as you want.
From an esthetic standpoint you should consider sanding down some of the mold machining marks and then cerakote the thing. It would probably look pretty good.
Yes, you can, but... I agree, why... lol"Fresh out of the mold" refers to the fact I haven't cleaned them up. Why cerakote what I tried to obtain by coloring? Can you even cerakote polymers?
Just been crazy, still member at AGC, hope to get out a lot next week.
They now prebend the reinforcements most of the way, mine are not, I learned, don't rush. It is not that hard to do. The thread you linked they must NOT be following instructions. The instructions are VERY clear, and specific. I end up with about 1/4" of left over product. You have 90 sec to mix, 4 mins to pour, they say pour 1/3, work through mold, and repeat, I also tap mold with screwdriver to work bubbles out. I don't know why they have such issues. My trigger picket plug is VERY difficult to remove, I sent mold back so they can look at it.
I have heard of the sander trick, PITA if you ask me. They now say grind a small area of the reinforcements, I haven't had an issue yet, but I am a little anal how I do thingsthank you. One of the guys said he took a sander with no pad to shake the mold of bubbles. Yours looked pretty good so I figured id ask what technique you used. I'm really debating this. I honestly don't need anymore AR stuff but it's kind of a cool project. I also appreciate the info on that they are pre-bent now. That was my biggest apprehension of the whole thing. Lots of people have said that they didn't bend it properly and the reinforcement was showing through the resin.