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Foam removal with aceton

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By antokalo - 10/8/2014 4:47:51 PM

hello guys , 
its my first post here , i dont know if this chapter is the right place for this question but i ll throw it .

I want to make the joints of a bicycle with cf,
i am thinking to carve the shapes in foam either take 2 part foam and fuse it into a mold , to make the mould of the part 
then i will vacuum infuse the part over the mold of the foam i ll make 
after that i am thinking to remove the foam with ACETON.

the question is  will aceton hurt the carbon fiber part or the epoxy resin ,affecting the parts strength?

Thanks in advance
By antokalo - 10/15/2014 11:34:14 AM

Yes in plan B i mean cnc the female mold , just once
as for aluminium i believe it will be too expensive , and i have a wood cnc so i will make it out of birch plywood.