Our 'Self-propelled Pump'

The mould came out well and after a bit of tidy up I poured my first disc, 80g of part a and 80g of part b gave 150ml(ish) volume. The Disc mould itself was a 125ml volume.  It cast well enough and came out easily, its an exothermic reaction which did make it quite hot, so am unsure about how many discs my mould will make.  There are quite a few bubbles in it - I think the mould was wet, this can play havoc with the curing process (Lesson learned!) I also poured too much into the mould which resulted in a lot of sanding, but over all, I am pleased with the result - will get some dye this week so I can cast it in black. It will keep out the casually curious at shows I am sure.....

In order to provide some security when taking 'Tiny' to shows I wanted someway to secure the lockers. Following a bit of research I found other owners are using an aluminium disc with padlocks. These are quite expensive to procure around £300 for a set of 14 (For all the handles) so a cheaper option would be better!  I wanted to give casting my own resin based discs a go, we had a bit of a discussion on the RSOLES forum ( https://groups.io/g/rsoles ) which is a fabulous bunch of fellow R-Series fans a very kind chap lent me a disc so I could take a cast.  This evenings project was creating a mould out of silicon I could cast some resin in.  I cleaned the disc up a bit to begin with: I noticed the the disc was shaped slightly which meant I needed to get it pressed into the mould in the right way .   I got the silicon into a water bath with washing up liquid in it, and I kneaded it in the water to begin the setting process without it sticking to my fi

I found an old sports bag full of tools in one of the cupboards - I had assumed it was leftovers from the previous owner as it was a bunch of bolster chisels and lump hammers so I emptied it and almost threw out the bag..... I have subsequently read that this is the 'hearth kit' for use in chimney fires for bashing bricks and the like out of the way to gain access to the bottom of the fire so it can be put out.  I am glad I didn't throw the bag out, they are quite rare by all accounts! After a bit of searching I managed to re-collate everything back into the bag. Lesson learnt, don't assume anything with the Goddess. I also made enquiries to get some discs made so I can lock the cupboards - as we are already booked into various shows and rallies and don't fancy leaving all the kit in un-secured cupboards.