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Finnluxury
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Hi!
I would want some new ideas for a split mould. My last mould was leaking between the flanges. I am going to use resin infusion, so its critical that there is no air leaking. I included a photo of the part. It will be a three part mould. I will make splits above the door. Second photo has one idea I got, that the flanges would have 90 degree angle at the end, so i could put vacuum tape on it. blue and white line are different part of the mould. black line is plug. Top of the blue and white line is the vacuum tape.
Its impossible to vacuum bag the whole part, as its so huge. And I really wouldn't want to hand laminate this.
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Hanaldo
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Have attached a photo of my split mould channel. The channel is essential to the accuracy of the split mould, sealant tape won't work without it. The trouble is as you say, the bolt holes need to be on the outside of it. This means you cant make the holes close to the part for the tightest fit, so the split isn't quite as tight as it would be if you could have the bolts close to the part. However we are splitting hair there, as you're talking a 0.25-0.5mm gap. Either way, you are going to get a flash line that requires polishing out.
As for the silicone gasket, I just use an automotive product. Same stuff used to make inlet gaskets etc. This is the easiest way because you can just build your mould as per normal with no special considerations. Then apply the silicone to one flange, making sure you encircle the bolt holes, and then bolt the mould pieces together. It's important to do this while the silicone is wet and hasn't started to set up. The silicone will squeeze out to virtually nothing, so you can get the same split accuracy as you would without it. Be aware that if you apply a huge amount of silicone, you may get it squeezing out the parting line and onto the mould surface. So you don't want too much, just a small consistent bead.
If you are using wax or a chemical release agent, this won't release the silicone easily. I normally have to wedge the flanges open and slice the silicone with a knife. PVA would be the only way to make it easy.
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Split mould leaking
Finnluxury
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9 Years Ago
Silicone liquid gasket is the easiest. The only issue is that it tends to 'bond' a little bit to the...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
[quote][b]Hanaldo (16/04/2016)[/b][hr]Silicone liquid gasket is the easiest. The only issue is that...
Finnluxury
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9 Years Ago
Ive just done a 4 part mould and being much smaller but complicated used the silicon to seal . To...
VVS
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9 Years Ago
Ok so different process using a sealed mould but you can see how they make the mould with wax and a...
VVS
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9 Years Ago
Have attached a photo of my split mould channel. The channel is essential to the accuracy of the...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
If you put some break points in the flanges you will have no problem splitting it after....
VVS
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9 Years Ago
I will test this silicon today. I bought Loctite SI 5926 blue as u menthioned. Thanks everyone for a...
Finnluxury
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9 Years Ago
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