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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	Dear easycomposites, I intend to do this Project, i was planning to do it withlike the skateboard tutorial you have on YouTube… just with thinner wood. Do you have any ideas on how much layers i would probably Need?I was wondering also how the Wood could bend in future?? It should stay in hisshape. The Rhino object would be my mould. Thickness, i dont know, probably 5-7mm? Thanks alot! Franzis
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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	+x Franz Mussner - 9/8/2018 6:37:39 AM Dear easycomposites, I intend to do this Project, i was planning to do it withlike the skateboard tutorial you have on YouTube… just with thinner wood. Do you have any ideas on how much layers i would probably Need?I was wondering also how the Wood could bend in future?? It should stay in hisshape. The Rhino object would be my mould. Thickness, i dont know, probably 5-7mm? I was wondering if I could also use non-prepainted canvas material? I do not have any materials or machines for doing composite stuff... Thanks alot! Franzis
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	Looks like it could be a nightmare! If you can CNC a core , then you can use that to make a mould and then work from there. Making the wooden core would be a case of using thin strips of wood bonded together - using the mould as a template. The strips would need to be thin enough to easily curve around. You would clamp it top and bottom and in various places then build up the strips of wood to get the shaped core in wood. Once youve done that, the infusion would be simple by comparison! Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	+x Warren (Staff) - 9/10/2018 12:19:43 PM Looks like it could be a nightmare! If you can CNC a core , then you can use that to make a mould and then work from there. Making the wooden core would be a case of using thin strips of wood bonded together - using the mould as a template. The strips would need to be thin enough to easily curve around. You would clamp it top and bottom and in various places then build up the strips of wood to get the shaped core in wood. Once youve done that, the infusion would be simple by comparison! thanks Warren for the fast answer! the mould i was thinking to do it in that style with 3mm deep carton and styropor? as you guys show in this video https://youtu.be/XeeSsmsm9h0 could work?
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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	+x Franz Mussner - 9/10/2018 2:04:27 PM +x Warren (Staff) - 9/10/2018 12:19:43 PM Looks like it could be a nightmare! If you can CNC a core , then you can use that to make a mould and then work from there. Making the wooden core would be a case of using thin strips of wood bonded together - using the mould as a template. The strips would need to be thin enough to easily curve around. You would clamp it top and bottom and in various places then build up the strips of wood to get the shaped core in wood. Once youve done that, the infusion would be simple by comparison! thanks Warren for the fast answer! the mould i was thinking to do it in that style with 3mm deep carton and styropor? as you guys show in this video https://youtu.be/XeeSsmsm9h0 could work? do you think i could do the object also without inner wood core and just go with fiber and flax?
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	The layup depends what you are trying to achieve. 4mm of laminate should be nice and strong. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	+x Warren (Staff) - 9/10/2018 3:13:07 PM The layup depends what you are trying to achieve. 4mm of laminate should be nice and strong. Hey Warren. i finished the mold! as its just a onetime project, i mean i just need it once, i am thinking about laminating the whole thing and then destroying the mold. i could follow your laminating instructions but it would take some time and in the end i just need one piece, so its kind of not worth, to make laminate molds of the mould for beeing able to produce the object. what do you think? i hope i didnt conufse you that much! oh one more question: is it possible to sand laminated objects? i mean is it easy to sand with polyester hardened chopped strtand mats ?
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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	+x Franz Mussner - 11/7/2018 1:05:42 PM +x Warren (Staff) - 9/10/2018 3:13:07 PM The layup depends what you are trying to achieve. 4mm of laminate should be nice and strong. Hey Warren. i finished the mold! as its just a onetime project, i mean i just need it once, i am thinking about laminating the whole thing and then destroying the mold. i could follow your laminating instructions but it would take some time and in the end i just need one piece, so its kind of not worth, to make laminate molds of the mould for beeing able to produce the object. what do you think? i hope i didnt conufse you that much! oh one more question: is it possible to sand laminated objects? i mean is it easy to sand with polyester hardened chopped strtand mats ? as the mould is a spiral , i probably need to destroy it to release it from the laminate because it will lock with the laminate
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Franz Mussner	Franz Mussner posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 28	hope to explain it with the image better
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