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Hi Everyone!
I am just about to start my first resin infusion project but come up with some question I need to get answer before.
The project is just a carbon fibre cylinder 110cm long by 15cm width by 1cm thick
How many layers of carbon do I need and how many slow infusion resin would I need?
Which would be the best and cheapest way to get that thickness?Using x2 lantor soric between two layers of carbon on each side? In this case how to calculate the amount of resin do I need?
The aim is to get a part as cheap , light and strong as possible.
Than k you very much in advance for all your answer.
best regards
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MarcosTG
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8 Years Ago
1cm thick is very thick. Almost certainly you want to be looking at thicker carbon fibres like the 650gsm. Whichever fibre you choose, the fibre spec normally shows the thickness and hence you can...
Warren (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
That´s amazing Warren Thank you so much, I will post my project here if it goes well. Much appreciated
MarcosTG
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8 Years Ago
Keith bontrager once said about composites: "light, cheap, strong, choose two". If there would be a setup that was as lightest, cheapest and strongest as possible, everybody would use it. For your...
oekmont
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8 Years Ago
haha Nice one from Bontrager! If I would have to choose from those three for my project I would go for cheap and light. My aim is to build a snare drum so not many structural forces are involve. I...
MarcosTG
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8 Years Ago
110x15cm Sounds more like an octoban than a snare. I my opinion, you do not take the most important factor into consideration. The sound. The lightest snare would have the greatest "attack, for sure,...
oekmont
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8 Years Ago
Thats a great step forward Oekmon, I´m doing this as a first step and wanting to discover the sound changes as I progress and use different materials. Would you think is a good idea to start with a.....
MarcosTG
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8 Years Ago
One last question please, Does it take the same amount of resin 3 layers of 200gr than 1 layer of 600gr?
MarcosTG
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8 Years Ago
Yes, resin consumption is just a question of volume (thickness x high of the snare x diameter of the snare (minus thickness of the wall to be accurate) x pi) x resin content (around 0.5). Plus resin....
oekmont
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8 Years Ago
I made myself a set of spread tow twill carbon octobans. I tested two layups. One was a layer of said carbon plus 3mm glass reinforcement. The other one was carbon plus 600g glass, then 3mm coremat.....
oekmont
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8 Years Ago
My god Oekmont thats an amazing answer, its great have someone who has done something similar and is willing to help. Around 120 different layups??? I send you food from Spain for that! :D I am...
MarcosTG
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8 Years Ago
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