Thickness of finished 'skinned' carbon fibre

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magicaltrevor	magicaltrevor posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 361	I'm looking to get some parts 3D printed but I need to understand how much extra thickness there will be if I follow the instructions in the skinning kit. Many thanks
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Depends on how good your layup technique is and what weight fabric you use, but it will likely be close to 0.25mm with 200g. Edited 10 Years Ago by Hanaldo
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magicaltrevor	magicaltrevor posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 361	Thank you, So if I assume a 0.5mm gap then the bonding material I used will bridge the (small) gap. That's a great help, thanks again
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	It also depends on how many resin layers you add. If you add quite a bit of resin, you could make an overall thickness approaching 1mm. However typically you would be closer to 0.5mm in most cases. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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magicaltrevor	magicaltrevor posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 361	Another thanks
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