Using epoxy tooling board to make CNC machined patterns and moulds

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Using epoxy tooling board to make CNC machined patterns and moulds

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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Hi All, We're now stocking epoxy tooling board at Easy Composites HQ. In the next few weeks we'll be producing some tutorial videos about end-to-end production of really high-end composite moulds, starting off by CNC machining epoxy tooling board and then sealing the board before using it to produce prepreg moulds. Epoxy tooling board can also be used to make the moulds (tools) themselves for smaller production runs which of course can make the mould making process quicker whilst reducing cost (where you only need a limited number of pulls). I thought I'd strike up a conversation about CNC machining patterns or moulds to see if there are any particular areas that people would particularly like to see in the videos or understand better about the process. If you have any questions or anything to input on the subject, please fire away All the best, Matt Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales Tags block board CNC epoxy tooling
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Dravis	Dravis posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Very interesting, but I get a "404" when trying to take a look at this new product -- "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-)
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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Hmm, that's odd. It looks like the link is right and the product is active and visible. It's probably just that your browser has cached the JSON file the holds our product catalogue and it's not expired yet. Hit CTRL and F5 and you should see it. Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales
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Mickyjegero	Mickyjegero posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 61	Awesome! I'm very keen to see these tutorials and to get an idea of how my methods compare.... Having had no formal training in this area all my mould patterns have been by trial and error with varying degrees of success. I'd be interested to hear about recommended cutters, feeds and speeds and general machining strategies. Mick
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.2K	Hi Mick, Hopefully we will be able to show some good detail and information in the forthcoming tutorials. In the mean time I would recommend you read the Technical Data Sheet which does contain some starter settings for rough and fine cut passes when machining the board. You can find the datasheet here: EB700 High Temperature Epoxy Tooling Board TDS Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant Tags CNC EP700 Epoxy tooling block modelling board pre-preg Edited 5 Years Ago by Warren (Staff)
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Julien	Julien posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 16, Visits: 2.8K	Hi Warren, Is S120 available on your site ? Julien
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.2K	Hi Julian, The sealer is an upcoming product and will be with us in the next few weeks. We do not have an exact date yet as we are awaiting final production schedules. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Mufti	M Mufti posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
M Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 82	A bit off the wall, but will it take a thread? I am considering using it not as a mould, but as a core!
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Jonty	Jonty posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 31	When you have your videos done I'll be very interested to watch, I've spent months free-forming foam for pattern parts and being able to draw in CAD then machine with CNC to a quality that gives a good prepreg finished product sounds a far more efficient and accurate process, especially if it can run whilst I'm out doing the day job!
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.2K	The board is quite hard and rigid so I can't imagine a needle would push through unless the board is cut into a thin section. The epoxy block and board sealer as a pattern making system has the potential to save massive amounts of time. As said, if you have a CAD image, you can simply get the block cut at your convenience saving a lot of man hours making a pattern by hand. Also you will get a high degree of accuracy by CNC cutting the model board. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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