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Hello,
I have introduced myself in the introductions section and in it, I have described how I wish to pursue making parts for my wife's Mazda MX-5.
However, after speaking with a good friend of mine who is a Violinist, I was asked how hard a Violin case would be to make. Looking at his current violin case, being basically a 30" x 10" x 6" elongated cube with rounded corners, I said I thought it would be fairly simple. Immediately he offered to pay me a reasonable amount of cash for this project.
Remember I have never made a single carbon fiber part in my life, though I cannot imagine a top and a bottom being very difficult to produce. Even if I fail 2 or 3 times, I am being paid for my learning... Not a bad deal I would say.
Now to my problem. I have found everything I need to make this case; hinges, latches, handle (I am contemplating making a handle though), breather valve for air flights, foam, valuer, memory foam for soft padding and silk over that, etc...
The one piece I cannot find is the seal. I have looked at dozens of fiberglass, ABS, and even some carbon fiber cases online, and they all have the same trim seal to make the box air tight regardless of manufacture. I have to assume this is some standard for sealing these type of boxes. However, I cannot for the life of me figure out the term to search for. I tried valence, extrusion, trim, molding and many others I cannot remember.
I figure as this is a forum dedicated to people who make composite items, someone has had to make an equipment case that needed to seal properly and may be able to assist me.
Thanks in advance guys.
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