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Originally Posted by steve B
They make some polycarbonate/Lexan for 3D printing, but from what I've read it's difficult to work with that process.
If they do their own molds there, a CNC machine will make a decent small mold pretty quickly.
I haven't tried forming it into a mold, but I've done some machining and bending. I have a few ideas how I'd do something thin like a slab, but I'd have to experiment a bit. Heat control is the key, too much and the stuff gets bubbles, and develops internal stresses.
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I think I might go with heat and press forming. Same bottom die for all my needs and only the top die changes pending size. The dies for the top of the shell will remain constant pending slab sizes needed.