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carbon man
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I have moulded this fuel cover but struggling to make the part without bridging around the edge. This is prepreg.
I'm laying 1 xpreg surface ply and 1 backing ply. Laying it in one full piece. And tried debulk for 30mins to.
Should I have made the mould of filleting wax a bit deeper? Or should I be laying a circle of carbon and then go around the edge. But as this is a cover I figured I couldn't do that and overlap the carbon joins making it to thick.
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Should I have made mould deeper?
carbon man
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5 Years Ago
Have never managed to make a fuel cap that didn't have this issue haha, so dont beat yourself up. Luckily with pre-preg you can be very neat about it, so I find it easiest to cut your plies so that.....
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Ok thanks, il try that again this morning. I might try the backing ply as a single circle in the main part and then lay a strip all around curve. I used 1mm sheet wax. Should I allow a bit of room.....
carbon man
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5 Years Ago
Also, iv tried everything but can't get the curves uniform and smooth ish to fit tidy. I'm having the dremel sand the back of the part. Any advice?
carbon man
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