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Jdmleesy
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Hi this is not my first part but i keep messing up when mixing up the resin could sumone please help me with how much resin i would need for a flat part measuring 3ft x 2ft made of 200g carbon, 3 layers of 290g woven glass,peel ply and mesh?
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weigh everything including mesh, peelply etc and mix that weight of resin to aim for around 50/50, if you are infusing then allow extra for the tub and the hoses
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I've always found this a pretty accurate quick reference for normal parts
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Thanks for that yes its infusing
So just for example if everything weights 200g Il have to mix 200g resin?
And then do I just make sure the part takes 100g of resin for the 50/50??
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Jdmleesy (08/04/2014)
Thanks for that yes its infusing
So just for example if everything weights 200g Il have to mix 200g resin?
And then do I just make sure the part takes 100g of resin for the 50/50??



The 50/50 really means "equal/equal", so if the cloth weighs 150grms then it needs 150grms of resin to give the 50/50 ratio. Because the peel ply and flow mesh also have resin uptake then you need to allow for that. That's why Chris said weigh everything to take that into account. So whatever the total stack weight is match that with resin. You also need to allow for the resin feed line as this will retain some resin, obviously that depends on the length of hose. I usually add on about 10%, this should allow for the feed line and leave some in the pot, you don't want to cut it so fine that at the end of the infusion the end of the feed line isn't in the resin and pulls air in. With infusion if you see that the resin level is getting low, clamp of the feed line mix up some more resin in a fresh pot and carefully pour that in. You can then release the clamp and finish the infusion. Try and keep the feed line as short as possible to reduce wastage. With experience you will get a feel for how much extra to allow. You can usually tell within the first minute or so if you are likely to run out of resin, look at how much resin has left the pot and compare that to how far it has traveled through the part. You can then start mixing up some more resin without having to stop the infusion.
Hope that makes sense.

Warren

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Exactly what I do ^ Smile 

When I first started, I would measure out a few batches, for example 3 cups of resin and 3 cups of hardener. But I would only mix them as I needed them, so I'd mix the first batch and pour that into my pot and start the infusion. If it started running low I could quickly mix the next batch and pour it in, no stress. Then if I ended up with more than I needed, I hadn't mixed it yet so I could pour it back into the containers. Obviously had a couple of grams wastage from what I couldn't get out of the cup, so it's not ideal but it was a good way of getting a feel for how much resin I needed without the stress of realising I wasn't going to have enough and measuring some more. 
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Thanks for the help guys I understand now and having some resin there ready incase it gets low sounds like a good idea but I only have one pump and won't be able to degass while I'm infusing unless I stop
Thanks agen for the detailed answer I needed it
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I sometimes do a similar thing to hanaldo and I de gass all the cups before I start infusing and am just careful when mixing to stop air getting in.

Alternatively, you can buy tee pieces for the line to run off to a de gass chamber whilst infusing, although I would suggest have a check valve between the tee piece and catch pot to prevent air getting into the bag
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I never bother degassing anyway to be honest, haven't had any problems with the resin I'm using. 
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Don't normally bother de-gassing either (unless I have had a particularly good curry) careful mixing is usually enough.Wink

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