Mould thickness


Mould thickness
View
Options
Author
Message
Dantheman
Dantheman
Dantheman
posted 9 Years Ago HOT
Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)Forum Member (46 reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 6, Visits: 116
Hi. I've read elsewhere that a mould should typically be about 3 times the thickness of the part to be laid up in it.

Is this always the case or just moulds made using polyester resin? Would an epoxy/roving mould need to be so thick?

Dan
Reply Like 4
GO

Merge Selected

Merge into selected topic...



Merge into merge target...



Merge into a specific topic ID...



Submit

Threaded View
Threaded View
Mould thickness
Dantheman - 9 Years Ago
     I've never followed that train of thought. It's probably accurate to an extent, but I've made 15mm...
Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago
             Thanks for that. Interesting stuff. One of the things that confuses me is in the instructions for...
Dantheman - 9 Years Ago
     1 layer of 225 and then 4-5 layers of 450 is plenty if you're using tooling resin. That will give...
Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago
             Ah so the resin makes a difference...I was thinking of using regular epoxy (mainly to avoid the...
Dantheman - 9 Years Ago
     Yes tooling resin has fillers in it. You can add some calcium carbonate to your resin to achieve a...
Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago
             I'm making some body panels for a car I will be building in the not too distant future. Still...
Dantheman - 9 Years Ago
                 Try to keep your projects out of the bed room, I'm sure you love it but cross contamination from...
racecomp - 9 Years Ago
     Very nice pattern work. I think you will struggle with 600g fabric on that piece. What I would do...
Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago
             So when you say corners do you mean inside or outside? I'm thinking I will have to split the mould...
Dantheman - 9 Years Ago

Similar Topics

Post Quoted Reply
Reading This Topic

Powered by InstantForum 2017-0 Final © 2025
Execution: 0.000. 2 queries. Compression Enabled.
Explore
Messages
Mentions
Search