How do I Vaccum Bag this Air Box ??


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Hi I have been looking at this Air Box and trying to figure out how I can Vaccum Bag ??? to me looks impossible, so any help appreciated, Regards DM
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Eddie Walsh - 1/20/2019 12:28:27 PM
Hanaldo - 1/20/2019 3:57:29 AM
Yeh powder bound chop strand is awful stuff, terrible to work with. Woven reinforcement is the go for use with epoxy, with a bit of loose rovings first to help pack in tight corners.

Hi Hanaldo, Thanks, this is my first time trying Epoxy and I was following all the info I got on here, and when Matt said I could use CSM all he said was use the Powder Bound one ?? and I asked how I could tell what I already got ( I have been doing Polyester Fiberglass Molds and Molding for over 40 years so got plenty in stock) and Matt said to just roll a piece in your hands ans see if the powder comes off, so why did someone not say do not use CSM powder bound ???, what type of Woven Reinforcement should  I ask for, again Thanks for your positive input, Regards DM

Here is the shopping list Matt gave me; 
Steve's material suggestion looks spot on. I would probably also suggest that - given the relative complexity of the mould - you use a combination of our EMP160 paste, along with conventional laminating resin and glass for the reinforcement. What you can do is use the paste on the inside of all the corners of the mould, filling in the detail and creating a much smoother profile. You can then use the resin and glass (woven glass could be used at this stage) to lay over the paste and add the main strength to the mould. This is a combination that we'll be featuring in an upcoming tutorial where we undertake a very complex mould using a hand layup from (a Kawasaki motorcycle front fairing). The paste and resin can all be used 'wet-on-wet'.

For a hand-layup process suitable for making prepreg parts, here's the full shopping list:

Setting up your barriers (for the split):
Polypropylene Plastic Sheet
Filleting Wax

Preparing the pattern (release agent):
Easy-Lease Chemical Release Agent
#8 Mould Release Wax

Laminating the mould:
EG160 High Temperature Epoxy Tooling Gelcoat
EMP160 Epoxy Moulding Paste
EL160 High Temperature Tooling Resin
Choice of: 300gsm Powder Bound Chopped Strand Mat or/ 280gsm Woven Glass Cloth

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                                             Hi Steve, how can I tell if my fibreglass woven matt that has chemical binders ??, Regards DM
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                                                 Hi Thank, can you also tell me where I can download the data Sheets from as I tried the search box but it came back with nothing, Regards DM
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                                                     If you are talking about EC's component prepregs, click on the datasheet button on the details page.
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