Tutorial Video: How to Make Complex Split/Multi-Part Mould for Composites

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Tutorial Video: How to Make Complex Split/Multi-Part Mould for Composites

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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	We have now finished our tutorial video on making complex split part mouldings. If you want to make a copy of an existing part (or original design pattern) in a composite material such as fibreglass or carbon fibre then you will need to take moulds from the original part or pattern.Sometimes, the shape of the part that you want to copy means that you can't make a simple one-piece mould and in this case you will need to make a multi-part 'split mould' which can be bolted together to lay-up the part and then unbolted and split apart to remove the part. If you're not familiar with the techniques for making a multi-part mould then this process can be quite daunting but in this professional video tutorial we take you through the complete process, from start to finish, demonstrating the best practices for producing a multi-part split mould. In this video we create a 3-part split-mould for the airbox pattern that we made in our Composite Pattern Making Tutorial. You can view the video here: How to Make Complex Split/Multi-Part Mould for Composites As always, we welcome any feedback you may have on the video as well as any questions or discussion that may arise. Enjoy. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	As ever, a great video with some excelent information My only criticism was I cringed a little with the use of the metal chisel and screwdriver when separating parts. It was on the flange so I guess it doesn't really matter, but plastic chisels are pretty durable and don't mark bucks and moulds
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FLD	FLD posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Fantastic! I have the EC youtube channel saved on my TV. What these videos really bring home is the amount of effort that is needed to build the plug, make the barriers etc most of which gets thrown away when the mould is made. Perhaps there's a niche for sustainable composite part manufacture??
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Good stuff, have been waiting for this video for awhile! Good to see I've already got the technique pretty much down pat, though I did pick up a few good ideas to make my moulds a bit neater. Looking forward to the final video now!
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Atomant	Atomant posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 694	Great video - I learnt a lot that I hope to use one day. I wonder if instead of using the masking tape to get those edges traced, you could use one of those plastic profiling tools that are used for tiling etc? It may save some fiddling.
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Atomant (08/05/2014) Great video - I learnt a lot that I hope to use one day. I wonder if instead of using the masking tape to get those edges traced, you could use one of those plastic profiling tools that are used for tiling etc? It may save some fiddling. You can use any method you like. I quite like the masking tape, as it will always give you a very close-to-perfect match to the edge. It is fiddly, but patience is a virtue!
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tha_pop	tha_pop posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 17, Visits: 877	Hi Warren, any idea when you are likely to post the next video, i cant waiiiiiiiittttttttttt . great video though and i learnt a lot and i will be putting the knowledge into practice over the weekend on a small project i'm working on.
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