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hello,
i am a new guy here and  at the world of carbons!i want to create a laptop base from carbon ( i need it and i found it easy for first try). my problem is which materials i need to use to create the surface that i need for to do resin infusion and how to use these. the mold that i have is from wood . i think the surface from this video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodfQcrXpxc ) is that i need. i tried to find the right kit to bought but i couldn't make it...
thank you for your time and any help will be welcome!
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https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/epoxy-mould-making-starter-kit  This is the product used in the video.  Is it the pattern you want to seal or do you want to make a mould? You will have to seal and polish your wood pattern and then produce the mould from that. People sometimes get pattern and mould mixed up. The pattern is an exact replica of the part you want to make, a mould is taken from that to produce the part. A picture of what you are working on will help.

Warren

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first of all thank for help ! for some reason i can't see the picture that you sent me.i want to seal my mold , i want to create the right surface before i put carbon . my mold constructed on cnc !
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stalex (14/04/2014)
first of all thank for help ! for some reason i can't see the picture that you sent me.i want to seal my mold , i want to create the right surface before i put carbon . my mold constructed on cnc !


Hi, not sure why the link doesn't work. The product is from Easy Composites and is on their website under Mould Making materials, it is the Epoxy Mould Making Kit.
A picture of the "mould" will help as I am still not sure if you are describing the "mould" or the "pattern". Either way if it has been CNC machined from wood then the grain will need sealing. Epoxy coating resin may be suitable but more information would help.

Warren

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This is the link: https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/epoxy-mould-making-starter-kit

Warren Penalver
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Don't know why your link bounced. 

Pictures of the mould would greatly help avoid confusion.

Warren Penalver
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i think the problem is that i don't speak very well english ! i will make one easy question ! in this video( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodfQcrXpxc) the part from carbon fiber is the mould or the pattern?
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stalex (18/04/2014)
i think the problem is that i don't speak very well english ! i will make one easy question ! in this video( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodfQcrXpxc) the part from carbon fiber is the mould or the pattern?



Hi, the green item in the video is the mould, this is used to make the final part. A pattern is what you take your mould from. Hope that makes things clearer.

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you help a lot !!! my mould is from wood .what materials i need to create the green surface before i put gel coat!
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you will have to 2K spraypaint your wood and do some sanding and bring it to a high gloss to seal your wooden mould...
Btw extra question for the other guys reading this, I'm I the only one who wouldnt like to have his laptop on a carbonfiber stand/table,...
carbon fiber is conductive and could cause some problems no? also problems with Wifi, bluetooth and so on I've read somewhere before

Matthieu Libeert
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www.mat2composites.com




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