Opinions on making a mold of a part.

Guys, I have a part in hand, not too large, that I'd like to make a mold of to duplicate the bends and curves. I did a trace out of the part that is flat but the bends and curves won't permit me from using anything without being exact or close to it.

Is there a way I could pour some sort of material over it to mimick the exact shape of the part? I don't want to get too detailed and complicated here and want something easy to work with that won't damage the original piece.

 

Silicone mold.

Here's a random video illustrating the concept:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1qOwem_ll68&pp=ygUdbWFraW5nIGEgc2lsaWNvbmUgcnViYmVyIG1vbGQ=

Once you have the mold you can make a dupe with resin or even an oven bake modeling clay - the silicone will take the heat no problem. Just be sure to use a mold release.

 

this stuff has been on my to-do list for quite a while. other projects keep coming up though.

https://composimoldstore.com/