Yes, model railroaders sometimes make molds (usuall using silicon RTV) and castings of small parts. Check your local hobby shop or www.micromark.com (also a good source of small tools for the hobby). -----Original Message----- From: McFadden, Mike [mailto:mmcfadden@cmh.edu] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 12:28 PM To: 'classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org' Subject: RE:Just curious about injection molding or casting Plastic/metal replacement computer parts, I'll bet the train hobbyists have some knowledge about recreating metal/plastic parts for computers. I have seen articles about how they have created/machined/cast entire trains from raw materials. Pointer to site for manufacturer of miniature machine tools. http://www.sherline.com/ Mike mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu