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Help me put a starter kit together for myself

Help me put a starter kit together for myself

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ROBAPHENT	ROBAPHENT posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Awaiting Activation Posts: 4, Visits: 59	Thanks for the info. a degas chamber how does this work with carbon fibre resin, All i have seen is it used with rubber based items is it only used in this case? CISCOKIDS The Gentlemen''s Club Midnight Rocker Edited 11 Years Ago by ROBAPHENT
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	ROBAPHENT (05/06/2014) Yes i have, But was looking at buying a couple extra things i may need as i read it does not come with vac regulator or resin catch pot and want to know if the other items are needed. that is why i have the questions. As i know some starter kits are the bare basics i would like to buy everything at once being in Aust it is cheaper to have it all shipped in one big go. It does come with the regulator if you select it from the drop down box. It depends on the quantity you require as to whether the kit is good value, if you want everything to test it out then the kit is a good option and will give you an idea of what kit you need. If you want boxes of nitrile gloves, 50m of fabric, a box of tape, 100m roll of vac bag etc then buy everything on the list but individually from the bulk buy section. To jump from vac bag to infusion you only really need infusion mesh, spiral, a catch pot and "possibly" the regulator but there are ways and means around not having to use one. A degas chamber is a good idea if you have the funds for it, otherwise it's a nice thing to have but quite expensive!
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	You only need the vac regulator if you are infusing or bagging with polyester resin, and even then most seem to not need it now. You can get away with very little, just pump (doesn't need to be a high cfm one) catch pot is good but not essential, especially as you say breather so I guess your doing wet lay, and breather cloth, along with the rest of your stack
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ROBAPHENT	ROBAPHENT posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Awaiting Activation Posts: 4, Visits: 59	Yes i have, But was looking at buying a couple extra things i may need as i read it does not come with vac regulator or resin catch pot and want to know if the other items are needed. that is why i have the questions. As i know some starter kits are the bare basics i would like to buy everything at once being in Aust it is cheaper to have it all shipped in one big go. CISCOKIDS The Gentlemen''s Club Midnight Rocker
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	Have you looked at the starter kit on easy composites? That has pretty much everything you need and you can order the extras seperately
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ROBAPHENT	ROBAPHENT posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Awaiting Activation Posts: 4, Visits: 59	Well i'm starting to piece together a startup kit formyself. I don’t want to go with thebasic kit as such and then have to upgrade a lot of it later down the track andi dont want to get the best items out on the market. Looking at putting my own kit together. So far thinking Pump 12CFM or above item Resin catch pot bleeder/breather Vacuum bag connector Vacuum leak flow indicator Now do I need a degassing chamber? vacuum regulator Budget is about a total of $2000AU to start off with and I wouldlike to be able to do things as large asbonnets I have got my own side company doing fibreglass body parts so do want to expand in the future into doing these parts in carbon. CISCOKIDS The Gentlemen''s Club Midnight Rocker
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