Previously I made the pattern to cast a new rubber 'gasket' for the 'Belgium Honda'. Now what? Believing what I saw on youtube as a workable method I proceeded to make a mould box. Here's what I'm thinking....The height of the box will match the height of the gasket, this will possibly allow me to do a wipe over for sizing when the rubber compound is poured? If I have a fixed inner and I can remove the outer then I should stand a chance of removing the cast rubber when cured.
The mould being made from silicone and cornflour.....recommended youtube recipe....I know, I know, skilled casters may be shaking head in disbelief but this blog is real time...I'm not in control of the outcome and neither do I know it today. I made a corner locator for the outer mould so that it always positions in the correct orientation.
So, the mix of silicone bathroom sealer and cornflour took place.....foookin dooks..what a job!!! cornflour everywhere....silicone super sticky hands......Mrs C complaining constantly about mess......
Anyway perseverance is the key, and that's what happened here. The wipe over to get height wasn't without adding more stick to sticky...a lick of cooking oil helping eased the scrapper and improved surface finish
Hey!!! when dry didn't look to shabby.
I then coated the remaining base with several layers of yacht varnish to help create a non stick surface.
So far so good, keep checking for more news from 'The Old Sidevalve Bar.'
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