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Hi guys!
Have been following you for many years and always been inspired by your YouTube tutorials!
I have a front splitter for my track car that I purchased not long ago and they don’t make it anymore so I’m wanting to make a mould of it incase it gets damaged but more to the fact I would like to make it out of carbon fibre.
It has many angles which means it can’t be made from a single piece mould, I was thinking a 2 piece split or even 3? consisting of a top and bottom so to speak
I would very much like your opinion and any advice you could give me in this venture, the splitter is in 2 parts and pictured is one one half as the other half is a mirror image.... also the aluminium plate bonded to the bottom will be removed For mould making
I have uploaded the pictures to my one drive via a link as o tried to upload the pictures straight to here but after 15mins of waiting it still hadn’t uploaded one picture.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApxzGlwLzg9QhTgOgj0AJpMaPCjM?e=sardGQ
Hope you can assist me
Thanks
Phil
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A split mould or 2?
export001
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5 Years Ago
Simple enough. Looks like it could be possible as a 2-piece, simply split along the middle of the radius of the leading edge. Might need 3, but from the quick look I had I don't see an obvious need.....
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Thank you for the reply, I’m hoping to make the part via resin infusion will the tight angle be an issue? I don’t have access to the oven to make the part from prepreg unfortunately
export001
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5 Years Ago
I keep looking at this and it is almost a single piece mould job :-) But a 2 piece is easy to make along the line Hanaldo suggested so not worth the risk of a mechanical lock. You will need to spend ...
Steve Broad
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5 Years Ago
Thanks for the advice buddy! I think a 2 piece mould would be the way forward and I see what you mean about getting cloth in every section, wet lay and vaccum sounds a good idea I may have to try bot...
export001
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5 Years Ago
Infusion shouldnt be a problem. Little spray tack and this can be done without any major weave distortions (its quite easy for places where fingers fit). If its really tricky gometry perhaps home...
beliblisk
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5 Years Ago
Dead easy to infuse, I wouldn't bother with wet-lay. Just don't try to get the flow mesh in as a single piece and it will be fine.
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Excellent thank you, il make sure I cut the flow mesh into strips and ensure full coverage into the small tight areas to ensure the resin gets thereWith regards adding Kevlar to the bottom would you....
export001
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5 Years Ago
Should be fine, it's not really a functional splitter it's really just a cosmetic lip. So it doesn't need to be super strong. Put a couple of extra layers around the mounting points and that will be....
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Will keep that in mind! I’m making a few other moulds of smaller easier items before I take this on, but all advice is appreciated for when I do this part 😁
export001
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5 Years Ago
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