I thought it would be a good addition to my sample board to include a clear cast example so today I began by baking my segment mould for 4 hours (above) to remove as much of the trapped gas in the silicone as possible. Claire said that this gas is natural to the silicone and prevents Clear-Cast from curing. As I dont have time to make another mould out of suitable material I decided to bake my existing silicone one. Once It had been in for just over 4 hours I sprayed it with a clear Laquourto create a barriet between the mould and the clear-cast. I then mixed some clear cast resin (mixed as the same ratio as regular polyester, 2% catalyst) and poured it out. It seemed to pour well into the mould and I decided to leave it till tomorrow to go off properly knowing how polyester resin can be when it comes to curing times!

Whislt the mould was baking I sprayed the badge I primed yesterday with a silver paint (below) for the workshop. It turned out pretty well with the black highlighting the recessed areas. Although it's still obviously not metal! I think the metal powders work much better as a convincer, however the cost might be a deciding factore in a job such as this in the 'real world'.

I drew out the labels and dimentions for the samples board on Rhino but was unable to cut them as there was somone on the big laser cutter in the afternoon. I will go in tomorrow morning to get it done asap. Spent the evening putting in references in my research.