where to put the resin feed and vac pipes on a large mould


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hi guys, ive finished making a large mould, however im not sure where would the best location to put the resin and vac pipes.
im planning to put a vac pipe on each side of the mould and resin feed in the middle, but im worried the resin might not be able to climb up a 1m long roughly 70degree slope on each side.

i have attached a picture to roughly illustrate the size of my mould.

would like some input on where would be the best locations to put resin feed and vac pipes Smile

thanks
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Gravity has very little effect on flow in resin infusion, so don't need to worry about that.

Central feed is normally the most efficient way, if you have somewhere to place it that won't effect the finished panel (the laminate underneath the resin inlet does not get consolidated, leaving it very resin rich which can then print through to the surface if the laminate is thin). 

Your mould isn't massive in terms of infusion, depending on how thick the laminate is you could infuse from one side to the other as well, it would just take much longer. Central feed would be my preference here too, and the way you have illustrated is fine.
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Or perhaps just go from side to side? Looks like your mould is only 50cm's across, so this feels like the most direct route. 

Given the relative width, in this orientation, you'd just need to ensure that the outer edges don't lag too far behind the central area.

Infusion spiral right along the inlet side, a resin break with a touch more gap in the centre to slow it up a little more here and, perhaps, an additional layer of infusion mesh at the outer edges. This should help to ensure that you're not left waiting for the outer edges to infuse when the resin reaches the exit port, as the extra layer will help speed things up here. 

As Hanaldo said, using a conventional silicone-type connector placed directly on the laminate is likely to leave some print through, so might blight the end result a bit
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Bang on Mark, I didn't even notice that measurement on the side and was imagining like a boat hull or something.

I'd go side to side exactly as Mark described if it is only 50cm across.

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