> without giving the mold to someone It's possible they could be called up to retrieve the specifications and possibly the mold. It's not necessarily the case

> without giving the mold to someone It's possible they could be called up to retrieve the specifications and possibly the mold. It's not necessarily the case that they've destroyed or lost track of them. Notwithstanding that, it's a vacuum vessel, there are only so many ways the gasket could be designed. I'm not qualified to design a part like that, but surely there are many people who are.