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Rootz
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Hey Guyz,
Guess I should have made my intro shorter and got into the detail in this section but, since I've now posted it...
If you're into RC cars, you may be interested to read my intro...
http://www.talkcomposites.com/1125/Newish-to-itchy-arms-and-blue-fingertips
...and , if you fancy snooping around my Photobucket, it's here..
http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj311/RootesMan/
Cheerz!
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Have you considered the vacuum-infusion route?
I am also making RC bodies amongst other things... and after MUCH deliberation I ended up taking that route. With the cost and effort of it all I deemed it worth it.
If wanna continue your route, one of the guys at EC recommended me to use a release film from their site, and then some large car sponges, which you press into the entire mould and then the way i imagined it, using a wooden board to clamp the whole thing closed compressing the sponges and the reinforcement beneath it into all recesses.
It may be worth a try, wont be infusion standard, but most probably the best result u could get from this wet lay technique with a complicated and deep mould.
hope that helps and good luck!
ps what kinda speeds are you looking to achieve?
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Hi BajaPatient. Thanks for the input. I had thought about using the vacuum technique and, I'm sure, if I had access to a vacuum pump, I would have tried it already. Certainly seems like the best option for small-scale or high-value production but seems a bit steep for a one-off. The alternative technique sounds interesting. How many car sponges do you think are needed??
TBH, this particular vehicle is more experimental than anything else. It's only about 22" long with a 1/14 scale chassis. Should be good for about 100mph but I'm using several aspects of this project to learn about construction and control techniques for a faster vehicle. Worth noting that the current world record is over 170mph.
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Rootz
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13 Years Ago
Well, here's the first body out of the mould......
Rootz
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13 Years Ago
Cool. Hopefully we'll soon see videos of this lil baby running ;)
Joe
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13 Years Ago
Thanks Joe. I'm hoping to be running it at Long Marston for the RC Speed Championships practice...
Rootz
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13 Years Ago
Have you considered the vacuum-infusion route? I am also making RC bodies amongst other things......
baja_patient
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13 Years Ago
Hi BajaPatient. Thanks for the input. I had thought about using the vacuum technique and, I'm sure,...
Rootz
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