Help needed to make a big spoiler side panels, how to take mold?

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Help needed to make a big spoiler side panels, how to take mold?

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Djekouk	Djekouk posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 30, Visits: 987	Hi guys, need sum help here. Got to make this spoiler. Its 3 part. 2 side panels and 1 blade ( main spoiler bit) The side panels got to a be certain thickness to be rigid. This needs to ne frp not carbon. So im planning to make with wovenglass and soric lantor and do a resin infusion. My question is how i can seal the edge of the blades? They are pretty easy panels to get the molds. Kinda confused as how to make make molds and how do i make the edges sealed and smooth? Or any other way to make this panels? Cheers Attachments image.jpg (634 views, 107.00 KB)
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	There's 2 options when making end plates One is to stop the core material short of the edge and chamfer the core. This allows a thin section all the way round which seals the core and potentially better aero The alternative is to again stop the core short of the edge and build up the same thickness as the core using woven tape, or just strips of you glass. Unless you know the exact thickness of a single layer once cured, it may take a bit of trial to know how many layers to put in
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Djekouk	Djekouk posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 30, Visits: 987	ajb100 (19/03/2014) There's 2 options when making end plates One is to stop the core material short of the edge and chamfer the core. This allows a thin section all the way round which seals the core and potentially better aero The alternative is to again stop the core short of the edge and build up the same thickness as the core using woven tape, or just strips of you glass. Unless you know the exact thickness of a single layer once cured, it may take a bit of trial to know how many layers to put in Cheers man, good advice :-) How about the blade, my main question how to bond them together if i do upper and lower part seperate molds?
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