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Originally Posted by aerohead
There are some great videos on composite tooling on YouTube.
They create a 'plug' which is a life-size mockup of the housing.
From that, they create a female mold.
From which the actual part will be made.
Having a 'round' mirror allows both left and right housings to be made from the same tooling.
Anyone local, with a wood lathe could turn the plug.
Take it from there.
The skills you learn can be 'scaled' for larger composite projects.
Rick Dale, of 'Rick's Restorations' charges around $125 /hour to clients for the same kind of skills.
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these are about the same size as the mirrors. was just going to cut one in half, spray paint it black and put it on the other side of the mirror
