Project Daxro - Front Wheel Wing (product 2)
Photos of the process of the second front wheel wing in a little more detail, a picture says a thousand words
Clean out any dust from the mould.
Apply Easy-Lease Chemical Release Agent.
Look at the trick carbon
Carbon nicely situated.
Paper cloth to reduce any snagging while pressing down stack into place.
Gently press carbon into place with spare wing.
Cutting board.
1 layer of 2/2 twill 3k 199g and 3 layers of Carbon Fibre Biaxial 300g.
The stack gently pressed into place.
Peel ply pressed into place.
Peel ply cut to shape.
Infusion layer and bagging stuck down with infusion lines.
The resin flowing though the stack.
The resin flowing though the end part of stack.
Mould covered in towels, blankets, jumpers.
The ghetto oven mould surface reached 55c for 8 hours, not to shabby.
The product popped out of the mould. and the peel ply released ok
Small part of resin/carbon decided to stick to the peel ply ?
Two products with opposing weaves. Sweet !
Time to cut back the new product.
Time to sand back the print though from the material.
Thumb up!
Now it's time to sand back the edges, print though, 2K Clear coat the pair and then install them ...
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