Originally Posted by
Dennis
That said, you will always need to make the hollow shell in two parts, and for most methods it will be easier to make two identical vertical halves, and the join them.
For instance you could lay the master form (suitably covered in kitchen foil, or a separating medium) half way into self curing acrylic, supported in a metal box.
This would give you the mould for making two identical halves, for instance using a hydraulic press.
Alternatively, you could abandon using sheet metal, blow the contents out of a real egg, and electro form the silver onto the shell. Dennis.
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