Mould Making Starter Kit

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Mould Making Starter Kit

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By Jack.Strong - 11/21/2012 2:25:07 PM

Hi,

After lots of planning I am about to commit to my project and buy some mould making materials. As you can see from the simple cad, I will be making a 2 part mould, however I intend on using the pattern as an internal mould. So will be applying a layer of sheet wax onto the pattern first.

I have a few questions:

I intend to make the final part out of fibreglass, would a thickness of 1mm, including top coat be enough for a rigid part ?

I will be buying the "Epoxy Mould Making Starter Kit". Is there enough to make moulds of both sides ? The front face length is 280mm

more to follow.

Thanks

By Jack.Strong - 11/23/2012 9:16:03 AM

Here is a photo of the pattern, it has since been painted.

So I will be making a 2 part mould around this pattern. The sheet wax is so I can then use the pattern as a internal mould.