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what material/s should i use to create a mould and then applying pre-preg to that mould.i imagine a foam of high temperature resistance cause in the process we have to cure it in high temperatures right?any other ideas?i want the material to be as cheap as possible.
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Yes, you could use the epoxy tooling board - do you need that level of accuracy though?
Why not just make a fibreglass mould? By far the most straightforward and cheapest method.
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cvasilliou
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7 Years Ago
For simple shapes you can use a metal like steel or aluminium sheet to bend and form a simple shapes of flat surfaces and bends. For complex shapes you usually need proper moulds made from carbon...
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
What are you thinking of making?
Steve Broad
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7 Years Ago
As above it depends on what you are making and more importantly the cure cycle and temperature of the prepreg. If its aerospace cure prepreg at 180 then it needs to be high temp block/ composite or.....
scottracing
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7 Years Ago
im thinking about making a mould of froint spoiler/front hoop of a formula student car.im thinking about a foam(pvc) who it whould sustain high temperatures?i did some search and i saw PVC is able to...
cvasilliou
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7 Years Ago
I wouldn't do that. The PVC can take the temperature when processed within a new part from a mould but I would not use it as a temp mould. The PVC goes a little soft and can even be heat formed int...
Fasta
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7 Years Ago
Not sure what PVC foam you're looking at, but I vacuum form PVC foam core by baking it at 100C under vacuum for 2 hours. It softens completely and takes on the shape of the mould I put it in, so it.....
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
maybe i can use that material i found on easy composites site...
cvasilliou
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7 Years Ago
Yes, you could use the epoxy tooling board - do you need that level of accuracy though? Why not just make a fibreglass mould? By far the most straightforward and cheapest method.
Hanaldo
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7 Years Ago
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