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briantumma	briantumma posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 85	Hi all, Just tested out a resin infused plate after a few wet lay versions I successfully made. The only problem is I've got a dry centre section on the bottom surface so resin is getting all the way through to that part. This is the second time this has happened but I took the first as me making a mistake. The plate is around 5mm thick made with 3k and UD layers - no core. Bag sealed up fine and no change on drop test. I infused slowly and had resin coming into the catchpot. I clamped off vacuum first and waited a few seconds before clamping off feed. You'll hopefully see from the photo that I'm putting the spiral across the back edge and roughly half way down the other edge. Should I just have the it at the back to allow it to go through the lot? Or flip it to short edge so it's pulled through less width? What am I doing wrong? Thanks Tags dry resin infusion
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davro	davro posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 300, Visits: 2.2K	Hi Brian, The resin infusion took the least path of resistance and flowed around the edge instead of being forced through the stack ... The input and infusion lines I always have them sitting on or touching the carbon stack to ensure the resin flows straight into the stack, in the picture the input and infusion lines looks to be standing away from the carbon stack few centimeters this would allow the resin to free flow to the edges of the stack rather than flowing directly in. I would also not wrap the infusion lines around so much with such a thick stack, just keep it in line with the first edge the same on the output side. Something like this The other option is to have the input line in the middle of the stack and two output lines one on each end. David Stevens YouTube: Comment \| Rate \| Subscribe Instagram Composite Projects Body Package for Dax Rush RC Car Touring Body 1/10 Scale Edited 8 Years Ago by davro
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briantumma	briantumma posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 85	Thanks Davro, that backs up my thoughts. I've seen a few people place in the inlet on top of the stack but I was concerned that would potentially affect the finished plate. Suppose best way to figure it out would be to give it a go!
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