Thread: Cloning celluloid scales: a work in progress

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

We have a brand new art store very close to me. The fella that works there is super helpful. When I bought the polyester resin, he also tried to sell me some silicone. Haha. Maybe a little too helpful. If I do make a silicone mould, I want to do something that can be used more than once. Maybe a classic twist scale.... Is that what they're called????

Rope? Twist? Something like that.

The downside of the silicone mold stuff is that it isn't cheap. $25/lb (though the 4 pound version gets a nice price break).

My ultimate goal with this stuff (aside from being able to clone problematic celluloid scales) is to make my own Shivering Beggar scales to put old hardware store razors in, hone'em up and sell'em for $55-65 (with info about the hardware store they came from). That's still a goodly way down the road.