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prsw	prsw posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 112, Visits: 1K	Hi all I plan to start with infusion now and one part I want to do has a mold that I did some years ago when I only did wet layup, it has almost no flanges. So I have to use an envelope bag, but is that possible with infusion? Or will the resin go around the whole mold? http://motoform.blogspot.se
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	sounds quit difficult to do infusion without flanges... normaly you use your flanges for resin inlet and or vacuumport. Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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prsw	prsw posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 112, Visits: 1K	well, it has flanges but they are 15mm wide and have a very uneven surface, so it is not possible to seal a bag with gumtape, but it might do the other jobs. http://motoform.blogspot.se
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Shaneer22	Shaneer22 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 156, Visits: 14K	Envelope bag and you can infuse no problem.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	and how do you place your vacuum spiral tube and put the resin inlet? Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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prsw	prsw posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 112, Visits: 1K	Shaneer22 (16/01/2013) Envelope bag and you can infuse no problem. Thank you. http://motoform.blogspot.se
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_GABBER	_GABBER posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 41, Visits: 646	matthieutje65 (17/01/2013) and how do you place your vacuum spiral tube and put the resin inlet? you place vacuum spiral tube into the bag all around the mold, no problem if it isn't fixed with the mold. I did many times like this
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nutz	nutz posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 14, Visits: 58	Thats interesting to know, I have a few molds without flnages that i thought we be no good for resin infusion. Wont have to chuck em away and start again now
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	Gabber, do you have smoe pictures of the set-up before infusion? quit curious about how the spiral is layed around then Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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_GABBER	_GABBER posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 41, Visits: 646	matthieutje65 (18/01/2013) Gabber, do you have smoe pictures of the set-up before infusion? quit curious about how the spiral is layed around then this is a carbon fibre mold made with resin infusion. If you look around you see the vacuum spiral other side final piece
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