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How close should the breather be?
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brummelisa
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posted 13 Years Ago
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I just started vacuum-bagging my CF and I wonder if the breather should only slightly touch the piece or should the breather be all over it?
/ Marcus
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How close should the breather be?
brummelisa
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13 Years Ago
The piece of breather fabric that you are going to use mast be larger than the part itself. So it...
MJCT
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13 Years Ago
Thanks. The reason I'm asking is that I don't use a mould and therefor the surface that are facing...
brummelisa
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13 Years Ago
Please tell as what you are trying to built. It will be easier to advice you. But yeah, if...
MJCT
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13 Years Ago
I'm building a bikeframe (to use in triathlon). I will build each "pole" individually and then join...
brummelisa
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13 Years Ago
Ok, you should wrap the breather all around you’re part just like you do with the peal ply....
MJCT
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13 Years Ago
Ok, so I will cover the whole part then. But won't the breather make it hard to really press the CF...
brummelisa
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13 Years Ago
Hi, If you wrap your breather all over your part (well, on your peelply, actually), it will give...
Joe
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13 Years Ago
The reason that I wonder if one should use the breather on the whole part is that I found the guy...
brummelisa
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13 Years Ago
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