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High Density Polyurethane Mould

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MNM	MNM posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 56	Hey guyz, can I use High Density Polyurethane Foam Block or extruded polystyrene to create a mould, then finish it for a clean and smooth surface, and then infuse my carbon parts on it? Or should I only use it for creating the pattern of my carbon part? Thank you in advance!
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MNM	MNM posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 6, Visits: 56	Anyone?
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	In the video you can see they use PU-foam (pink) as mould for their Prepreg-parts.... So I guess its plausible Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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wozza	wozza posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Yep I do that quite a lot for "one offs" You will have to seal the foam with something like Epoxy Resin to give you a surface that you can polish. The reason I say for "one offs" is that the pattern usually gets destroyed when you demould. Warren Carbon Copies Ltd
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Shaneer22	Shaneer22 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 156, Visits: 14K	The pink blocks are epoxy toolling block cnc milled.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	No, The pink blocks are High density PU, use them all the time strong as wood but no splinters and easy to sand the way you like it Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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