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Eeskidmark	Eeskidmark posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 106	Hello All, I am new to this forum and especially new to composites. I have just finished Uni having done an engineering degree, so that is probably why I have the lust to try my hand at moulding carbon fiber parts. I have got myself a couple of kits, the mould and an infusion kit. Here is a couple of pictures of my first mould, its for an old British mx, a front mudguard brace. I hope to make the mudguard next. I filled all the small gaps up between the sign board with Plasticine although I feel filleting wax may be easier to use. Please let me know if I have made any rookie mistakes. I am guessing that half the battle is managing to make a good mould. How does carbon fiber hold up with cyclic fatigue such as heavy vibrations from the engine? should I be adding a reinforcement layer of kevlar? One last quick question, I would like to create the part below for my other bike, but I dont want to make a cover for it I actually want to make it. Should I mould both sides then glue the two carbon fiber pieces together? Cheers, Henry
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