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whitecel
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Hey guys,
Had another problem on the same mold. I'm having difficulties flagging this piece. I know it looks simple but I'm still new. I've tried to cut strips of cardboard for a flange and hot glue it around the edges but with all the curves it wasn't working very well. Then I tried laying it flat on cardboard and building all sides with clay, but that wasn't working either. It was using excessive amounts of clay. especially the side on the pic. Any other suggestions would be great.
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Alibro (03/07/2014)
Ha, never thought of using chipboard Nice one, I used clay for my last attempt at making a flange but found it really hard to keep it to the edge of my part as it had a long curved edge. I ended up with the flange too far up the edge of the part and had to mess about with the mould to get it near the correct dimensions, it will probably only work once before falling apart. If I try it again I will use flexible plastic on the curved bits (probably supported by clay or plasticine) and your suggestion of chipboard for the base.
Good luck with it Whitecel but you might find it easier (and a hell of a lot cheaper) to wrap the part.
This guy does it for a living and shows how he does it here.
http://ocarbon.com/blog/
Wrapping is just unnecessary weight and often doesn't work well on plastic trims like this. This is such an easy part to mould and produce, it just takes a bit of practice to know where you need to put things.
I would use coreflute for the flanges, and do it in straight sections. So every time the pattern changes direction, make that a cut line in your flange and do each piece individually. Then where you end up with 90 degree sections on the flange, you can fillet it in with clay or plasticine or whatever you prefer. Cover the cut lines with flashbreaker or polythylene tape. Simple and easy to do. I'm in the process of making one today, so when it's finished I'll post up some photos so you can see what I mean.
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Wrapping is just unnecessary weight and often doesn't work well on plastic trims like this. This is such an easy part to mould and produce, it just takes a bit of practice to know where you need to put things.
Fair point but unless you intend making multiple items, making a mould is a lot of work and money. For some people who just want the carbon look then wrapping is easier and cheaper.
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Need advice on how to flange this...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
Had a similar problem with a part I was working with. Didn't really get a good solution as the two...
Alibro
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11 Years Ago
Will have a try,easy to do but bloody hard to explain ! we use melamine faced chipboard as base...
f1rob
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11 Years Ago
Ha, never thought of using chipboard Nice one, I used clay for my last attempt at making a flange...
Alibro
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]Alibro (03/07/2014)[/b][hr]Ha, never thought of using chipboard Nice one, I used clay for...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
[quote]Wrapping is just unnecessary weight and often doesn't work well on plastic trims like this....
Alibro
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11 Years Ago
Please do Hanaldo. You always been a great help since I started infusing. Thanks
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
Ok so I tried a somewhat similar method to hanaldo except I used cardboard. It worked well until I...
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]Alibro (03/07/2014)[/b][hr][quote]Wrapping is just unnecessary weight and often doesn't...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
[quote]There's always ways to make the mould cheaper if it's just a one off. For custom parts that I...
Alibro
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11 Years Ago
[quote] There's always ways to make the mould cheaper if it's just a one off. For custom parts that...
macgtech
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]macgtech (04/11/2014)[/b][hr][quote] There's always ways to make the mould cheaper if it's...
wozza
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11 Years Ago
I don't have any issues with using epoxy in polyester moulds. 8 coats of Frekote, nothing will stick...
Hanaldo
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[quote][b]Hanaldo (04/11/2014)[/b][hr]I don't have any issues with using epoxy in polyester moulds....
wozza
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I have on a few occasions when getting a car ready for competition been forced to turn around a part...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Great, thanks for the replies. Spraying the polyester gelcoat with PVA was too obvious - not sure...
macgtech
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11 Years Ago
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