How would you take a mould from this?


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doormatt
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Hi all first post here so hope i'm not posting in the wrong section, i've got a part i want to take a mould of to make carbon fibre copies of it. As you can see it's quite an awkward shape, how would you lot take a mould? 2 piece split mould if so would you go down the middle? 

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I'm certain that others with a bit more experience will offer up some good suggestions as and when you get to that stage, but it does look like a part that might need making from pre-preg fabric if done in a single piece, with a bit of heat applied to help conform to the shape

Failing that and assuming dry fabric won't lay down right, perhaps you could look at carefully cut and jointed strips, although I'm guessing it'd be a challenge to get it looking neat?
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