Velomobile Carboniziation


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matthieutje65 (17/10/2013)
Good job, Nice project to follow! keep the updates coming Wink


yes +1 from me!

Good job so far, looking pro! exactly as i would do!

cheers
carboncactus
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Day 4 (Skin coat):


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Edited 12 Years Ago by carboncactus
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Day 5 (650g of reinforcement):


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Warren (Staff)
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coming along nicely!!

Warren Penalver
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Day 6 (last of the reinforcement):


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Ledon Racing
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when you have the final parts are you painting them or vinyl wrapping them? As in tests I've done on racecar bodywork I've found vinyl to be nearly 50% lighter, it's also a lot cheaper than a spray finish.

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I did think about this. My friend has a sign writing business and said the same, that wrapping a car is actually cheaper than respraying it.
Ill go ahead and plug him on here Wink https://www.facebook.com/JohnBurtonSigns

Day 7 (trimmed and painted a layer of polyester to protect the vacuum bag):


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Demoulding time?
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Nice to see youre prepping it for envelope bagging. I prefer envelope bagging these days.  So much easier to rule out sources of leaks.

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Warren (Staff) (29/10/2013)
Nice to see youre prepping it for envelope bagging. I prefer envelope bagging these days.  So much easier to rule out sources of leaks.


Yea, its what I learnt to do first. Then I did a course at Bristol College with the Composites Gateway and did a couple of infusions and had to do bagging film with rabbit ears and all that, it was almost depressing. I took the idea to prepreg thinking it would save on bagging film, but all it does is take twice as long, its full of leaks and when its sealed, the heat softens the sealing tape and pulls it off the mould, useless. Worst of all, it ends up using ALOT more sealing tape, which is where most of the costs in bagging consumables is.

Besides, you can't really call it a "bag" if you can't put the mould inside it Smile

When youre done, carefully slice one end of the bag and reuse it as a bin liner Wink

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