TrooperPX Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Thank you for these. I wanted to get one, unaltered, to use in my props panel so I could talk about how an acceptable alternate was found and used for the part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Gary has a point, You can use brush on silicone, for that the blue would work, or the platinum if you go mass production. Then just make a plaster mother mold around it to keep the shape, pour with an ounce or two of resin and roll it around til it coats evenly. Vac form would work on my table you'de get four maybe five. I like the 70's Italian canteen best, that would be the one to cast. It has a nice shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I bet Charlie's machine would slurp a bunch of them at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 After looking at these a bit more, even though a slush cast would work, my faucet cover rides on my butt plate a bit. HIPS or ABS pulls have give and will bend, but a resin slush cast wont be as compliant cause it will be much more rigid and crack before if would give. Pulling would be best. If I have time this weekend, I was gonna pull my faucet cover and cast it. But pulling these would cost a little more than the 2-3 bucks the faucet covers cost, when you can find them of course I am nearly done with my top part though. I am gonna cast it and see how heavy a resin piece of it will be. Otherwise, it may be best pulled. to for weight.... Pictures forthcoming...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 sounds good man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmann Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Scootch, you hit the nail on the head! The faucet covers could be vac-formed, but the price would be a bit more than what the originals sold for at the hardware store. I was thinking the mold would be three pieces. Two parts would be half of the faucet cover laying on its side. Then the top to match the canteen shape. You would glue the two halves together and clean up the seam, then glue the cap on top. To get a good quality pull on the vac table would require a full sheet of plastic, and that's where the increased price comes from. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-4510 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I tried vacuum forming these a few years ago with terrible luck. Crashmanns idea would work but it would have to have decent skirting and mold work. Having it butted up end to end with decent skirting would work. You would have to cut them out and glue them together though. Another idea would be to make an injection mold. That's how they are really made originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I kinda have an idea, plus I have more or less finished my cap piece, just gotta make the hard mold for it and do some test pulls. we'll see how it goes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainWreck Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Just found this sitting in a gutter in the middle of no where. I'm thinking it must have flown off a vehicle. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Ha, if only it had been a canteen...... I have poured and made a buck for my topper. Gonna try to pull one in the next week or so. I have been building armor for someone else and it has taken away from the project a bit. But soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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