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• Crud.. I wish I could find the link now, but when I was first learning to make plastic/resin molds, I tripped over a site where someone duplicated an LP.

  Basically, they just made a ons sided cast and then used a high tensile resin.

  I thought it was up on smooth-on's page, but all they have now is stuff from other projects. http://www.smooth-on.com/liqplas.htm

  From what I remember, there wasn't anything out of the ordinary needed.

  Posted by: saigumi on May 9, 2006 at 11:26 AM

• Doh. I just noticed the article had forward and back buttons for each of the pages. Now that I read it, this is spot on.

  The Smooth on OOMOO 30 is "Smooth-On OOMOO 30". Smooth-On being a plastic company that sells a lot to hobbiest creators. You can get everything to try this project in a sampler. - http://www.smooth-on.com/Getting%20Started.asp

  I've been using this stuff for a few years now to make bitz for Warhammer figures.

  Posted by: saigumi on May 9, 2006 at 11:33 AM

• It doesn't last 2 days, it takes 2 days to make it.
  

  Posted by: Tronte on May 9, 2006 at 12:06 PM

• Hi,
  here's my quick translation (google translate my get things wrong)

  "Although analog discs provide a better listening experience to many people, copying a vinyl record is worthwhile only for rare pieces. That is because the cost for doing that is around 60 Euro and it takes about 2 days time to get finished. Prior to the instructions, here comes the shopping list for DIYers:

  - wood framing, window putty and plier cutters from the hardware store
  - silicone, 00M00 30 oder 00M00 25 type
  - colored pigments from craft supply store
  - Smooth-on-task 4 synthetic resin
  - piece of glass , e.g. from a cheap picture framing"

  Looks like a great project, as it seems, instructions are gonna follow...
  Best regards,
  p-cord.

  Posted by: p-cord on May 9, 2006 at 1:23 PM

• Hi,
  here's my quick translation (google translate my get things wrong)

  "Although analog discs provide a better listening experience to many people, copying a vinyl record is worthwhile only for rare pieces. That is because the cost for doing that is around 60 Euro and it takes about 2 days time to get finished. Prior to the instructions, here comes the shopping list for DIYers:

  - wood framing, window putty and plier cutters from the hardware store
  - silicone, 00M00 30 oder 00M00 25 type
  - colored pigments from craft supply store
  - Smooth-on-task 4 synthetic resin
  - piece of glass , e.g. from a cheap picture framing"

  Looks like a great project, as it seems, instructions are gonna follow...
  Best regards,
  p-cord.

  Posted by: p-cord on May 9, 2006 at 1:23 PM

• Hi,
  here's my quick translation (google translate my get things wrong)

  "Although analog discs provide a better listening experience to many people, copying a vinyl record is worthwhile only for rare pieces. That is because the cost for doing that is around 60 Euro and it takes about 2 days time to get finished. Prior to the instructions, here comes the shopping list for DIYers:

  - wood framing, window putty and plier cutters from the hardware store
  - silicone, 00M00 30 oder 00M00 25 type
  - colored pigments from craft supply store
  - Smooth-on-task 4 synthetic resin
  - piece of glass , e.g. from a cheap picture framing"

  Looks like a great project, as it seems, instructions are gonna follow...
  Best regards,
  p-cord.

  Posted by: p-cord on May 9, 2006 at 1:24 PM

• Occasionally you can find 7" vinyl cutting/pressing machines on ebay for ~70$

  My friend's band did an entire release just using one of these, they were very popular in the Fort Thunder experimental music scene (fortthunder.org)

  Posted by: mattus on May 9, 2006 at 2:02 PM

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