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AlessandroPA	AlessandroPA posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 26, Visits: 301	Does anybody know the ratio Component A-Hardener to be used with hand lay up + vacuum bagging technique? Tags Hardener ratio vacuum bagging
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panda	panda posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 2.1K	If it is epoxy, the exactly as it says on the bottle, any different and you will have problems with it curing and all epoxy resins can be slightly different depending on brand. Polyester then anywhere from 1-5% by volume depending on how fast you want it to gel. Tom www.pandakayaks.co.uk
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AlessandroPA	AlessandroPA posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 26, Visits: 301	Ok, thanks. And what about the ratio epoxy resin-carbon fiber, related to the weight of CF? Is it 50-50? panda (10/05/2015) If it is epoxy, the exactly as it says on the bottle, any different and you will have problems with it curing and all epoxy resins can be slightly different depending on brand. Polyester then anywhere from 1-5% by volume depending on how fast you want it to gel. Tom
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panda	panda posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 47, Visits: 2.1K	ideal would be 50-50 but you need to take into account wastage in the pot, on the brush, in consumables ect so always take this into account when weighing out what you need. Some of the resin will go into the breather when you bag it so will bring it closer to the desired ratio. Tom www.pandakayaks.co.uk
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AlessandroPA	AlessandroPA posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 26, Visits: 301	Thanks a lot. I've started to use the vacuum bagging technique only a few weeks ago and only once I made the bag, not using the appropriate ratio CF-epoxy, but anyway having a good result. With the next bag I would like to have a better balance between the resin and the CF layers, just for this I asked. Thanks panda (10/05/2015) ideal would be 50-50 but you need to take into account wastage in the pot, on the brush, in consumables ect so always take this into account when weighing out what you need. Some of the resin will go into the breather when you bag it so will bring it closer to the desired ratio. Tom Edited 10 Years Ago by AlessandroPA
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