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Porkster0
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posted 9 Years Ago
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Good morning
When I used to work in a composite shop we used to use silicone rubber 2 part mix for making insert/formers that we would make to make shapes by adding the soft mix (plasticine texture) to the awkward parts of a mould let it set to a flexible rubber state and use it as infill pads/inserts ON TOP OF the prepreg carbon during the Autoclave curing process to help prevent bridging in awkward spaces and with it being a type of silicone it didn't stick to the resin and it was easy to remove afterwards and was reusable.
Do you have a product like this that does not need curing with temperature that I could use as a reusable insert with wet layup carbon and your EL2 epoxy laminating resin and no vacuum .
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Ian
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Thanks Rob, appreciate your input as always.
Would love to move to England and get in on the F1 circuit. Can only dream of working with some of the technology you guys get to use on a daily basis!
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Silicone type inserts !
Porkster0
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9 Years Ago
Hi Ian, Pretty much any RTV Silicone will do the job. I would recommend our Addition Cure Silicone...
Warren (Staff)
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9 Years Ago
Related question; I need to make some pre-preg parts that would benefit from having a smooth surface...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
Look at vac innovations site they do a heat cure silicone sheet about 10mm thick and about the size...
f1rob
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9 Years Ago
Thanks Rob, I'll have a look but it's quite likely impossible to get here or at least unreasonably...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
You can use it without release,we use to make the turbo/intercooler pipes for the Renault v6 on the...
f1rob
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9 Years Ago
Thanks Rob, appreciate your input as always. Would love to move to England and get in on the F1...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
Hey Hanaldo I have just done a bunch of pre preg parts using a silicone intensifier. Your welcome...
Fasta
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9 Years Ago
Thanks John, I'd love that, would be great to put a face to the name as well! Will PM you soon.
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
The silicon / rubber intensifiers I used to make were from a roll of white uncured rubber, that we...
scottracing
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9 Years Ago
Yeh that stuff I'm aware of and got a quote from Interturbine who are the only ones who can get it...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
Yep that sounds like the stuff and the cost of it, hence why we were told to use it sparingly. Can...
scottracing
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9 Years Ago
The white original silicone came from synflex then other people became suppliers vac innovations...
f1rob
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9 Years Ago
The white original silicone came from synflex then other people became suppliers vac innovations...
f1rob
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9 Years Ago
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