Vacuum Or Pressure Molding Service Contractor

[j_nigrelli]

is there a vacuum or pressure molding service for 1 off projects? i make the master mold & send it to the manufacturer to be popped out in small runs ( 2-5 each piece) for a fee.

i don't see needing to fabricate the equipment to do this for a few parts and then have to store the stuff for the rest of my life.... thanx

[Aaronw]

I would suggest contacting a resin caster that sells similar stuff then work out a deal on the use of your master.

I've had people send me stuff the've done for fire apparatus builds. I make a couple copies to send back with thier original. They get a couple parts for free and I get a new part I can cast.

Its just a matter of finding some one interested in your part. Mold making supplies are not cheap and they are time consuming to make so it wouldn't be worthwhile for most people to make a 1 shot mold.

[j_nigrelli]

mebee i axed the question wrong; to wit:

i want a vacuumed formed bellypan for a speedster A or T. so it shouldn't be a solid chunk, but rather the flimsy, hard to deal with, styrene we came to love in out Mattel vac-u-forms so long ago. also entertain the possibility of making a belly tanker since the kit i ordered has been out of stock for about 2 years. a "bomb" i can whittle, i just need someone to make a shell over it.

[CAL]

I would try a Vacuum Formed RC drop tank.

There are several companies that make them.

I got one once for just that purpose.