Oh yes! I know that a split mould would have been best, but it was just the second part I ever made so a split mould seemed too much to start with... and also at the beginning I thought to do it like the original (left, right, front)... I'm just learning!!


Alessandro

That would work no problem. Is there a reason why it has to be in two halves? Can you not make it in one piece using a split mould ?

Hi Warren,

I'm doing an FG part for my bike like this below (which is made from someone else here in Italy, I found it in a forum), but split in two parts, left and right (forget the front part ),
and I was thinking to join them in the middle from the inside, putting some layers of resin anf fg overlapping...

it's not really a structural part... the original in abs is split in two parts that are kept togeather with just 3 plastic rivets..




Alessandro

Hi and welcome. That really depends how "strong" a joint you need? I have joined FG with just resin, resin and a layer of csm and the structural adhesives available on this site. One thing to remember if the parts have a gelcoat finish make sure to sand through it before bonding otherwise you are just bonding gelcoat to gelcoat.  Hope that helps.

Hi,
I just introduced myself, I'm new to composites world..
Just an easy questions...

If I have two pieces made of FG and I need to join them togheter side to side, like putting two papers on a table side to side, can I just put some more cf with resin on the joint, overlapping the two parts, or do I need to use adhesive?


Alessandro