Locker Discs - Mould making

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 fingers! 

And then once it had gone a little stretchy pressed the disc home and built up round the edges a bit to make sure i had an accurate mould. 

The resin I am going to use is a two part Polyurethane resin which is typically used for Climbing holds that arrived today from Ireland which I am hopeful of a strong plastic that would deter casual thieves at the shows. Just need the mould to dry overnight, will update tomorrow.