Talk Composites - The Forum for Advanced Composites

Flax infusion

http://www.talkcomposites.com/Topic41544.aspx

By Francis - 12/6/2022 12:50:16 PM

I did the infusion of a canoe seat, but I'm not so happy with the finish of the part. I was wondering why I have a white shine on the surface? The lay-up was 3 layers of 550 gr. flax fabric and I did a slow infusion without an infusion mesh?
I've put the part a few hours under vacuum to reduce the moisture in the fabric.
By Francis - 12/7/2022 3:45:23 PM

 
Warren (Staff) - 12/7/2022 12:48:20 PM
The fabric looks quite dry so maybe you need more resin or a bit of help with the resin flow?  The 550g is quite a chunky fabric so will use a fair bit of resin when infused. 

Ok, thanks! I give it a try a gonna use an infusion mesh for my next part.