Glandes Plumbeum

[MDF]

Hi Guys,
here's my latest work, a replica of the Roman glandes plumbeum, their weight is about 60g.
Inscription are ROMA and C. IMP. soon I post a new model (now at work) with insulting phrase :twisted: :twisted:
I hope you like them :wink:

[Magnus]

Very nice! Almost too nice to fire at people!

[M. Demetrius]

How did you make the mold?

[MDF]

Hi David,
I used a special technical product: very similar to silicone, but resistant to low-melting alloys, I made a wax model and then I made a "bivalve" mold, sorry but I do not know the word "bivalve" in English!

[M. Demetrius]

Bivalve works just fine. Or you could just say a "two piece mold". I'm guessing it's one of the several RTV silicone products?

[MDF]

Hi David,
yes you've guessed it, on the packaging of this product is written RTV how you say...is the first time I use this product, resistant up to 300 ° C but do not know the duration.

[M. Demetrius]

RTV=Room Temperature Vulcanizing.
Cures from liquid to "rubber" without heating in an oven.

[MDF]

Hi David,
thanks, I did not know this acronym and I thought that RTV was the name of the product :roll: However, there are many products, the difficulty is to build good molds without bubbles.

These are my final results.


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[Robert Vermaat]

These are my final results.

Marco, they look great.