Bubbles and voids


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Gg_knives
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Hello there, I have produced several sheets of carbon using a press I have made out of two sheets of 10mm aluminium which I bolt together. My intention is to make thick slabs of carbon which I can then cut into small blocks and use them for making knife handles.

The trouble I am having is small air bubbles and voids I use 12k 650g 2/2 twirl carbon 8 layers thick. I compress this stack down to 4mm using a shim on each side of my aluminium plate for a thickness guide. At first I was worried about applying too much pressure as a lot of epoxy is already forced out the sides of my press but maybe more presure might push the air out??

The questions I have are:

Is there such thing as over compression will it make dry spots or weaker carbon?
Will a simple case of using a bristled roller instead of a finned roller solve this? 
Would using thinner 6k 200g 2/2 result in no bubbles? 
I'm using standard el2 epoxy is there an epoxy that will give better results? 
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Hi thanks for the reply, yes I put resin on each layer and spread with a paint brush. Then place the next piece of carbon and use a finned roller to work the carbon and epoxy. Usually there's a fare bit of epoxy wetting through before I pour more resin for the next layer. With this being a knife handle the carbon is sanded through the layers witch brings out the smallest of voids. 
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