Thickness of finished 'skinned' carbon fibre

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magicaltrevor	magicaltrevor posted 9 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 9 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 9 Years Ago by Hanaldo
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magicaltrevor	magicaltrevor posted 9 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 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8K	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 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 361	Another thanks
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