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TomDesign
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Hello guys
im thinking to build owen and yo buy easycomposites pre pregs . question is where to buy material cutter and how to make perfect templates?
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Yeh that's true, the expansion can be a problem.
To be honest I haven't had any real issues yet, my moulds are still ok, but I do notice how tight the parts are in the mould. Rich, when you demould hot do you get very bad print-through?
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Hanaldo (19/10/2016)
Yeh that's true, the expansion can be a problem.
To be honest I haven't had any real issues yet, my moulds are still ok, but I do notice how tight the parts are in the mould. Rich, when you demould hot do you get very bad print-through?
No issues with print through. Once the moulds have been post cured and ready to use, they should be nice and hard. Luckily I only have to cure at 72 degrees C so the moulds are more warm than really hot. I think if there is going to be a print through issue it would happen regardless of de-moulding hot or cold. The worst mould section for me is the fuel tank top, It has a good compound curve shape so is best removed hot to help stop it shrinking onto the top of the tank. BUT it also has a thick square edged filler cap neck that is prone to being chipped on the edge so I have to use the extraction bolt to lift it a little then let it go completely cold to let the neck shrink back. That it the only problem I really get with wet laid glass moulds. The carbon tooling I can leave to go stone cold and not have any issue with expansion or shrinkage as it heats up or cools.
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Pre Pregs cutting and making templates question
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
Just cut it with a sharp knife. The surface ply can be cut with shears, the backing ply can too but...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
hanaldo text me your viber we talk more
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XHj_JiD0d0 what about this cutting pre-pregs?
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
That's just a hot-wire cutter. Cuts that film by melting it. Would make a lovely mess of your...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
As hanaldo says cutting prepreg is easy. Unless you have zeveraly thousand for a vac ply cutting...
scottracing
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9 Years Ago
Without having something like a CNC cutter when I want really accurate cutting of shapes I make an...
Fasta
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9 Years Ago
ok guys you saw video from easycomposites guy that work for serious places say that this mold...
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
Nothing wrong with the Unimould system provided it's used within its capacities. I don't use...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
The Uni-Mould system is very good for out of autoclave pre-preg work as long as you keep to the...
Warren (Staff)
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9 Years Ago
Any wet lay glass mould will have some shrinkage when you make a pre-preg part. It will warm up and...
morepower
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9 Years Ago
Yeh that's true, the expansion can be a problem. To be honest I haven't had any real issues yet,...
Hanaldo
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9 Years Ago
[quote][b]Hanaldo (19/10/2016)[/b][hr]Yeh that's true, the expansion can be a problem. To be...
morepower
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9 Years Ago
ok guys i do infusion molds how to get nice overlaping join i mean then? my mirrors mold if from 4...
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
[quote][b]TomDesign (19/10/2016)[/b][hr]ok guys i do infusion molds how to get nice overlaping join...
morepower
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9 Years Ago
so how i can join in infusion connect nicely mirrors if they from 4 pieces?
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
With infusion, unless you're using 'Profinish' fabric that has the resin binder to help hold it...
MarkMK
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9 Years Ago
any images how overlaping results getting?
TomDesign
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9 Years Ago
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