Looking for an advice... making mounting points for saddle cover


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alebassa
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Hi!

I'm preparing a saddle cover for my bike, made in CF with epoxy (by infusion). This one:

http://www.af1racing.com/store/ProdImages/st3/85883700XN6.jpg

I already made the mould from the original in ABS, but now I'm looking for a solution for the underside, where I've to make the mounting points:

http:///www.biosairam.it/foto/monoposto.jpg


There are three mounting points and I'm wandering about how to do them.

I've got some silicone rubber that I can use to make three little moulds.. but then what can I do?
Pour some resin in the silicone mould, then glue the monting points on the main piece?
Do I need casting resin or I can use just standard? Maybe infusion resin which is more easy to get in the little contours?
But will the mounting point made only of resin be strong enough?
Can I glue it just with some more resin?

Any help will be welcome!!!


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Nobody has any idea???


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Matthieu Libeert
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This is quite a common problem I see on any forum...
I havent realy read some solid solutions for this problem as well Smile
The idea about casting them into a silicone mould looks like the most plausible idea.

How I would do:
1. cast the parts (you'll need special resins, not just laminating resins)
2. add some metal flat circle, square on the bottom, casted toghether with the resin
3. when you lay everything, you make a little hole in the fiber and get the mounting thing through the hole
    and the square/circle metal plate inbetween the layers of cloth

Not sure if I'm totaly clear, or this is the best way, but this is how I would do it...

Matthieu Libeert
Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports
website:
www.mat2composites.com




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