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Deano, 77
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Deano, 77
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Hi..
I'm new to making composite parts and after some advice..This is the first mold I've made.. Its been cleaned up since this picture was taken..
It's a deep Box shaped mold and have concerns about the best way to lay the carbon fiber cloth In it without getting creases.
With something like this would it be viable to cut the cloth into multiple sections to get it in tidy.. Or would it go in, in one piece and be manipulated into place once its wetted out?
Any advice would be appreciated..
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Deano, 77
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5 Years Ago
Your best chance to avoid bridges is to cut the carbon into sections. You can use scotch tape to develop your patterns and then transfer the pattern over to poster board as templates to cur your...
JasonFL
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5 Years Ago
This is too deep to do it without cutting. Even if you could get it down, the fibre alignment would look terrible. I would go for 3 to 4 pieces: one along the length, and one for each side. If you...
oekmont
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5 Years Ago
Thanks for the replies. Does it look too deep to vaccum bag..
Deano, 77
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5 Years Ago
Certainly not. You could vacuum bag almost everything.
oekmont
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5 Years Ago
I would look potentially at a stabilised cloth such as our ProFinish Carbon Fibre 2/2 Twill 3k 210g . You can cut the fabric with very little fraying and neat crisp cut lines. You could almost make a...
Warren (Staff)
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5 Years Ago
Hi Warren.. Thanks ill look at getting the twill mentioned.. With the cloth having to be cut fraying was a concern..
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