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bkayyar
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Hey all,
I am trying to make a mould for a certain carbon fiber part that has been designed using CAD software. Traditionally, polystyrene foam has been used -a negative mould is made in the foam using a CNC cutter, and the surface of the mould is then prepared using layers of epoxy and bondo. The top layer has always been a hand-sanded super-smooth layer of epoxy. Given the amount of labour involved, I am looking for alternative methods.
Specifically, my idea was to use the CNC to cut the part itself out of the polystyrene foam such that I have a positive mould, which I would then coat with a thin layer of epoxy. I then intend to use the Uni-Mould system, treating the epoxy-covered foam as a regular part, to obtain a negative mould. Any suggestions or reasons this would not work? I am especially concerned about the layer of epoxy on the polystyrene foam reacting with the epoxy-based gelcoat and hindering its release.
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Going from CAD files to moulds
bkayyar
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9 Years Ago
There are a few ways to leverage the power of CAD/CAM the method your suggesting creating the buck...
davro
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9 Years Ago
Thanks for your suggestion, David. I had a few questions regarding the videos you embedded: 1. You...
bkayyar
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9 Years Ago
Hi, [quote] 1. You applied the gelcoat before the finishing pass using the ball endmill. Why not...
davro
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9 Years Ago
Great, thanks!
bkayyar
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9 Years Ago
Search epoxy tooling block. I know little about this but you can machine and work straight from it,...
VVS
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9 Years Ago
The epoxy tooling block seems to be similar to the polyurethane model boards being sold, but I will...
bkayyar
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9 Years Ago
what is the size of the component? and do you want to use the machined buck as a mould tool? If so...
scottracing
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9 Years Ago
The part is about 80 inches long (7.5 feet) in length and about 20 inches wide. I wanted to make a...
bkayyar
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9 Years Ago
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