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You do not "make" silicon - it is a naturally occurring basic element, #14 in the Periodic Table, just below carbon.

If you are asking how to synthesize "silicone", a manufactured polymer made from silicon, one method is to react methyl chloride with silicon using copper as a catalyst.

There are many polymers called "silicone" with many different properties and an equal number of ways to produce them.
Silicone is made by using resin or other types of plastic casting. A batch of RTV rubber and catalyst are mixed together, then poured into a mold and allowed to harden.

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