Thread: precision verticle casting mould

where's the piccy?

So now heres the pic

Better than a bought one

well done trevor i reckon that you are about $140 better off than i am That silicone certainly aint cheap

i like yours and also have something similar after all it only has to do the job. here is the one I done months ago but have not used it yet


Cheers Ian

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Originally Posted by Dorno

well done trevor i reckon that you are about $140 better off than i am That silicone certainly aint cheapi like yours and also have something similar after all it only has to do the job. here is the one I done months ago but have not used it yetCheers IanIMG_6496.JPG

Hey there Ian, I have one of those as well and have made several multi colour casts in them.This set up was made specifically to cast 60mm blanks for bullet pens. I have a heap of casings and projectiles & have been inspired by the amazing results that Fred (bigshed) has put out recently that I thought I would give them a go. I probably wont get anywhere near as good as Freds but I wont know till I've tried. I also dislike waste and as I drill my pen blanks on the lathe I thought why not make them a bit thinner as well and the result is 8 blanks using just slightly over 150ml of PR. Freaking awesome I say. Heres some pics of the finished casts.

Hi Trevor those blanks look great but what i would like to do is make the cammo blanks that fred makes and i would save a fortune They are in my opinion the best cammo blanks available by far. I hope to hav a go at making some of them soon but will first have to get the colours right for the cammo. if you work out how to get them right then give me a yell because I am paying fred $7.50 a blank

Cheers Ian

Hey Ian have you got a hidden camera here somewhere, I've just cast some cammos (I tried to copy Freds but no sure I got the colours right yet) I done them in a square mould for more control & will turn one tonite or tomorrow & will post a pic when done.

Originally Posted by tdrumnut

Hey Ian have you got a hidden camera here somewhere, I've just cast some cammos (I tried to copy Freds but no sure I got the colours right yet) I done them in a square mould for more control & will turn one tonite or tomorrow & will post a pic when done.

No no no, nowhere like Freds, I think I made the chips too big, one of the greens is way to bright and I need to swap that for a tan colour, hopefully that will fix it.
More testing to come.

Originally Posted by tdrumnut

No no no, nowhere like Freds, I think I made the chips too big, one of the greens is way to bright and I need to swap that for a tan colour, hopefully that will fix it.
More testing to come.

come on Trevor where are the photo's

Cheers Ian

Originally Posted by Dorno

come on Trevor where are the photo's

Cheers Ian

Nah not till I get it right LOL

looking good fellas but what do you put in the moulds as a release agent ?

That's exactly what I was thinking and what sort of dies do you use. Mick

I have a thought, albeit from a face normally unclouded by thought!!! I have just thought about the perfect shotgun cartridge mould. Give me a PM Trev.