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Hello, i’m new to composites and i am making a kiteboard. I bought some pvc foam from easycomposites and have glued two sheets together a 20mm sheet and a 3mm sheet to give my required thickness. I used gorilla glue and applied it all over in a zig zag pattern. The bond is good apart from the edges where there are some bits that are lifting as they didnt have glue. I plan to vacuum laminate with carbon cloth and then apply a epoxy coat to finish.
I am hoping that because i’ve got good bonding overall and because its the same material sandwiched together and i’m laminating around the edges it wont delaminate later. What do you guys think? should i do something to remedy or just crack on?
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5 Years Ago
I don't mean to be that way... but how do you know the bond is good in the middle? Gorilla glue is great for this but it foams and presses back really hard. It will even fight back a vacuum bag. The....
explorecomposites
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5 Years Ago
Hi Chris, thanks for the reply. Yes youre right i dont know if the rest of it is well bonded. Like you say might as well carry on and cross my fingers! I’ll share progress as i go. Heres another...
Ngood
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5 Years Ago
I honestly wouldn't risk it. The core will mainly work in shear which means you will have a lot of stress on a horizontal glue joint. Do you really need 23 mm of thickness? Seems super thick for a...
SleepingAwake
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5 Years Ago
There's nothing wrong with bonding core sections together to create a custom thickness core, but getting it void free is critical - any voids will create a massive weak spot under shear stress....
Hanaldo
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5 Years Ago
Maybe just get rid of the 3mm layer with a router and glue on another layer. And when you already glue on a 3mm layer anyway you could think about a layer of carbon or glass between the foam layers.....
SleepingAwake
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5 Years Ago
Thanks guys. Unfortunately i have gone a bit further today and laminated the bottom of the board Before reading your replies (thats the side that doesnt have the 3mm foam). I’ll see tomorrow how it.....
Ngood
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5 Years Ago
From my point of view, Lester's idea is the best. Cut out the 3mm layer and bond it again properly. If the core isn't precisely bonded together, could starts inner delamination under the stress... Fo...
Rosta Spicl
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