Hi, I'm not sure what method or material to use. I tried skimming through the begginers section. The object I'd like to replicate is functional and not ornamental. It's a metal clip that goes into the hand controls attatched to the handlebars on a motorcycle. It's purpose is to prevent the hand controls from rotating, such as these:
The way it works is that they slide into the control's housing and there is a little nipple that sticks out that bites into a hole in the handlebars. Here is a good shot of it in the housing:
These are originally casted out of pot metal and are incredibly brittle. This part is usually broken in most people's bikes. I've been experimenting with Oogoo with the hopes of using the strongest loctite liquid mix A + B type metal epoxy I could find. However I've heard that there is probably a much better material that won't crack or chip under stress.
Also, this part is very small and very 3D and I'm having a difficult time making my mold using Oogoo. What do you good people reccomend?
Here are some pictures of what I'm trying to make:
Here is the technique that I've been practicing and failing at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6FsHR1b4KQ The problem is that even if I was able to make a perfect mold I can't fill it with my epoxy well. I think I need to buy an entry level kit or something, I'm just not sure what to get.