I cut a piece of clear plastic about 4" sqaure, and drilled a hole in the
center and each of the 4 corners. The holes were big enough for a 4-40
screw. The corner screws were just to act like feet so that the whole thing
would sit level when the center screw was installed.
In order to locate the center of the black piece, I created another piece
of clear plastic, marked the center and drew a circle which matched the
inside diameter of the black piece. After cutting this out and ensuring a
snug fit, I drilled a very small hole in the center. I was then able to
rotate the clear plastic with the black piece fitted to ensure that the
hole was in the center. Once satisfied, I drilled the center out to
accomodate a 4-40 screw.
Screwing the two clear plastic pieces together allows the black piece to be
positioned. I then glued the white piece to the square plastic piece,
leaving a space all around the black piece. Getting the white piece
centered isn't important, and for that matter it could be any shape that
is desired. The round clear plastic piece is missing from the picture (just
in case you were wondering).
I sprayed the black piece with mold release and put some petroleum jelly
on the portion that touches the clear square plastic piece. I then mixed
some mold making material and put it between the black and white pieces.
Don't try to use heat to accelerate the drying process, it just causes lots
of air bubbles to form! After about 6-8 hours the black piece (and the
clear round piece) can be removed. I let the mold cure for a couple days
after that.
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