New tutorial video - Skateboard made with flax, SuperSap resin and carbon fibre

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New tutorial video - Skateboard made with flax, SuperSap resin and carbon fibre

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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Hi all, I hope you enjoy this one; a new tutorial video - this one a bit more fun! To demonstrate how you can work with sustainable (greener) materials like Biotex Flax and Jute, and our new formulation of the SuperSap resin system, in our latest tutorial we make a longboard (skateboard) using flax, SuperSap bio-resin, carbon fibre (of course!) and recycled pallet wood. If you enjoy the tutorial, please like and share. If you have any questions, please post them below and we can discuss. Finally, make sure you watch the (almost) closing sequence. This was quite a bit of fun filming this in the warehouse but it did cause a few of the staff to wonder just how tough it is 'at the top'! Resin Infused Skateboard Using Carbon Fibre, Flax and Bio Resin Enjoy! Matt Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales Tags bio resin flax jute skateboard supersap
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davro	davro posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 300, Visits: 2.2K	Great Video David Stevens YouTube: Comment \| Rate \| Subscribe Instagram Composite Projects Body Package for Dax Rush RC Car Touring Body 1/10 Scale
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fgayford	fgayford posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 433, Visits: 1.2K	Matt (Staff) (25/03/2016) Hi all, I hope you enjoy this one; a new tutorial video - this one a bit more fun! To demonstrate how you can work with sustainable (greener) materials like Biotex Flax and Jute, and our new formulation of the SuperSap resin system, in our latest tutorial we make a longboard (skateboard) using flax, SuperSap bio-resin, carbon fibre (of course!) and recycled pallet wood. If you enjoy the tutorial, please like and share. If you have any questions, please post them below and we can discuss. Finally, make sure you watch the (almost) closing sequence. This was quite a bit of fun filming this in the warehouse but it did cause a few of the staff to wonder just how tough it is 'at the top'! Resin Infused Skateboard Using Carbon Fibre, Flax and Bio Resin Enjoy! Matt Matt and crew, just a pleasure to watch, I always learn from your videos! I am sure to use this method to make fast compound curved molds. I thought that the mold would twist when vacuum was applied because the wood would resist bending more than the mold foam, but it didn't. Keep the videos coming. How about a video using prepreg carbon fiber, a polished metal mold with a silicon intensifier. No vacuum needed, no autoclave needed. Just an oven. I have been doing this lately and the parts are always pin hole free and as perfect as the polish on the mold. The fiber compaction is incredible. It absolutely compares to the stuff I make in my autoclave. Many people have access to small cnc machines these days for making the metal molds. You could stock the blue expanding silicon which would be very useful. Fred
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Paul mentioned when I was in England last year that a video covering that topic was on the cards. Not sure if that's still the case, but I know it's definitely something I'm interested in!
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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Hi Fred, How about a video using prepreg carbon fiber, a polished metal mold with a silicon intensifier. No vacuum needed, no autoclave needed. Just an oven. I have been doing this lately and the parts are always pin hole free and as perfect as the polish on the mold. The fiber compaction is incredible. It absolutely compares to the stuff I make in my autoclave. Many people have access to small cnc machines these days for making the metal molds. You could stock the blue expanding silicon which would be very useful. Yes, this is definitely a video we've had on the cards for some time. We cover some of this in our training course and provide some examples of parts that have been made in this way. Providing the mould is the right shape (as you know, you need fairly well contained shapes with a decent internal volume, rather than flatter shapes) then it can be very useful manufacturing process. We have also experimented with the right kind of silicones to maximise the CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion). I don't think it will be the next video we make but we have lots coming and I think it's likely this will be one of them. Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales Tags intensifier moulding pressure silicone
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