How would you set up vac/feed on this shape?


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jamesw
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I've come to infuse a part with a shape that's not as straightforward as the rectangular parts I've made so far - looking for suggestions on how to set up (It's pretty flat,  this is the view from top)
was thinking of feeding from the right side, and pulling vacuum from the upper 2/3's on the left... Or am I better off center feeding the resin?

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I always infuse from the center and pull vacuum all around the mold. 
Matthieu Libeert
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I do it the same way as Gabber Wink

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I would have the resin feed in the middle of the right hand side with the spiral running the full length and the vac outlet in the middle of the left side (so directly opposite) If you have the resin feed in the middle of the part you can get print through on the "seen side" of the part where the resin was fed in. 
Just my preferenceSmile

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Edited 12 Years Ago by wozza
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Wozza, am I going to waste a ton of resin when it reaches the left across the middle where the distance is shortest, while I wait for the infusion to reach vac from the top/bottom right?
Edited 12 Years Ago by jamesw
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I would infuse from the full left side to the full right side. Remember the liquid always takes the easiest path, the vacuum area. It will not push on the resin if it has an easier path to take. So even if it reaches the vacuum side on the shortest leg it will be easier to continue through the area still dry and in vacuum. I personally do not like to feed from the middle because it leaves marks where the feed line was sitting.

Hope this helps.

Fred 
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fgayford (16/05/2013)
. I personally do not like to feed from the middle because it leaves marks where the feed line was sitting.

 


Not if you wrap your feed pipe in flow medium leaving a 6" overhang which you then spraytak or tape onto the existing flow medium of the laminate,When bagging up ensure that the feed pipe is raised away from the laminate but the flow medium is still in contact. This also makes it easier to remove once cured as you then have something which to hold onto. 

Perfectly infused component, fed from the centre ensuring the flow distance is not too great with no mark on the final part, which is easy to remove.

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...you wrap your feed pipe in flow medium leaving a 6" overhang which you then spraytak or tape onto the existing flow medium ...


I take it you don't use a silicon connector like the one below.

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Stuart

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/Images/products/large/Infusion-silicone-connector.jpg
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I used a spiral feed pipe for my infusions and it is easy to join two or more lengths. It is reasonably cheap to buy.

Far UK
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