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This is an epoxy mold poured into an aluminum master mold. The gun impression was made from a wax jewelry pattern I bought on Ebay. The wax melted when I heated the mold to cure the epoxy, and it stained the cavity red. It also left some residue in there, so the first few injections I did were sort of pink. After that they were fine. It looks pretty good considering how fast I made it, and that the pattern barely fits into the mold frame.

The aluminum master mold is approximately 2 1/2"H x 5"W. The gun is a little more than 3" long and weighs 5.5 grams when made with low density polyethylene (LDPE).

This is a custom gasket made with a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) resin, which is similar to rubber, except it can be remelted. The cavity was made by cutting a piece of laminated cardboard to the desired shape, then pouring the epoxy around it. The cured epoxy mold was clamped in the machine without using a master mold frame, which worked fine for this application.

This is an old toy airplane mold I bought off the Internet. 

This is an old toy cowboy mold I bought off the Internet.

This is an old toy soldier mold I bought off the Internet.

Glow-in-the-dark plastic pellets were melted down to make these pieces

These are the cows (coming home).  Mooooooo........