Carbon noble bonnet (clam) with attempt at V weave

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Carbon noble bonnet (clam) with attempt at V weave

Carbon noble bonnet (clam) with attempt at V weave

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CarbonMike	CarbonMike posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 31, Visits: 45	Looks fantastic that! Be lovely to seen a carbon bodied M12 as I spend a lot of time working with the new M600. Be a nice change from the norm for me.
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SebRS	SebRS posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 29, Visits: 558	Andy, did you full bag the mould as you did for the rear piece? Seb. Edited 12 Years Ago by SebRS
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andygtt	andygtt posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	yes I bagged up the entire mould, for me its the only way to get a decent seal on large split moulds
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20_rc51_00	20_rc51_00 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 95, Visits: 548	Could you post some pics of your molds (any of the multi piece ones)? Did you use bolts to hold the sections together? what did you use to seal and mate the flanges? Thanks.
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combustioncraig	combustioncraig posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 26, Visits: 46	I have seen pics of your hood completed in the v post from a while back. I was wondering on your finished hood how many layers of lacquer/clear coat did you end up using. It looks like you got what appears to be a brilliant shine.
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Toffee	Toffee posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 36, Visits: 118	Great job dude, seen a few of the parts you have made now, great work fella.
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Toffee	Toffee posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 36, Visits: 118	20_rc51_00 (16/02/2014) Could you post some pics of your molds (any of the multi piece ones)? Did you use bolts to hold the sections together? what did you use to seal and mate the flanges? Thanks. +1 would be great to see a picture of your moulds mate.
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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	I don't have many pics of the front clam mould as its now in storage. Im going to be making the centre clam over the coming weeks so will post some pics up.... basically I bolt the parts together and use a small amount of wax or clay in the shut lines depending upon their location etc... I then envelope bag the entire part to get a good seal although in truth I find getting a total seal very hard on these large complex multi part moulds.
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20_rc51_00	20_rc51_00 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 95, Visits: 548	In the past i have sealed with tile/bathtub caulk and let cure over night. I have also tried silicone caulk but this was a real bitch to remove from the mold surface.....
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wildcard	wildcard posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 40, Visits: 406	I too use clay and envelop bag, and I also have a hard time getting a total seal on large multi-piece molds. Although, I prefer it to the cabling method. I first tried that approach with gasket maker. Almost destroyed the mold trying to separate the halves.
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