Reproducing plastic parts is common to hobbies other than automobiles, so
there should be a body of knowledge for it. I recall reading somewhere that
RTV
molds and casting in polyurethane gave good results for reproducing antique
radio knobs. (It was here: http://www.stanwatkins.com/hals38.htm)
Many years ago I successfully made some small (non-Bricklin) parts with
liquid latex, plaster molds, and casting resin or Liquid Steel, but was
completely
"winging it."
Are you planning to make any Bricklin parts and if so, what? If I can't
locate any Bricklin radio knobs, those might be a candidate.
George #220, 670
In a message dated 7/27/2005 4:42:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Isensee@aol.com writes:
> I have several collector cars. Every once in a while some small plastic
> part
> will break as it gets brittle with age and some of them are not reproduced.
>
> I am wondering if anyone knows of a cost effective way to reproduce small
> plastic parts?
>
> I have looked around on the web and most suppliers want a lot of money to
> create a mold. They can then turn out the individual parts pretty cheaply,
> but
> you need to make a lot of them to get the unit costs down. I am interested
> in
> just creating individual parts for myself or maybe producing small runs with
>
> extras I can sell to other restorers. Any ideas?
>
> Scott Isensee
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