Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We took a steel target and made it more durable, reduced ricochet, and maintained clear, audible feedback.

In this video, we walk through the full process step by step, from mold making to casting a polyurethane coating over the steel insert, showing how to create a reliable, high-performance target system.

Materials used in this project:
Smooth-Sil™ 950:smooth-on.com/products/smooth-sil-950
PMC™-780 DRY: smooth-on.com/products/pmc-780-dry
Sonite™ Wax: smooth-on.com/products/sonite-wax
Universal Mold Release: smooth-on.com/products/universal-mold-release
Ease Release 200: smooth-on.com/products/ease-release-200
Chavant™ Sculptex™ Clay: reynoldsam.com/product/sculptex

00:00 Intro
00:19 Preparation
01:35 First Half of the Mold
03:52 Second Half of the Mold
04:52 Demolding and Preparing for Casting
05:39 Coating with Urethane
06:29 Demolding and testing the Rubber-Coated Target
07:22 Solid Rubber Targets

Adult Supervision Required
Keep Out Of Reach Of Children
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