How would you mold this...?


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http://www.rc-network.de/magazin/artikel_06/art_06-020/art_020-01.html

Unfortunately this is in German. Maybe you can make sense out of the pictures, if you have problems just ask.

Dark green is several layers of regular adhesive tape. Red is gelcoat or 2 component in-mould coating.

The result is this:


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Will the two halves be glued edge to edge, or is there a flat mating surface?
In the former case, have a look at the RC model crowd building techniques. If it is the latter then you can include some peel ply in the laminates covering both bonding surfaces. The peel ply is thenremoved from the parts and you can glue them together.


Thanks for the reply. I will have a look at the RC forums.

The two halves will be glued edge to edge. This will require precise trimming. The flanges at the trim lines take off at 90 degree angles. I'm guessing I would trim the excess with a cut of wheel and then just try to block them down as close as possible.
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Will the two halves be glued edge to edge, or is there a flat mating surface?
In the former case, have a look at the RC model crowd building techniques. If it is the latter then you can include some peel ply in the laminates covering both bonding surfaces. The peel ply is thenremoved from the parts and you can glue them together.
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I won't be able to mold this as a one piece unit. The shape is too complex.

It will have to be two separate pieces that are then bonded together. <-- This is what I am most nervous about. I don't know how to prepare the bonding seams on the two halves of the final part....and, Easycomposites won't post the 3rd and final video in their series on complex multi-part molds which shows how to do itSad(((
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Envelope bag.

Can also just run some mastic tape along outside of the flanges where they join together, but I find envelope bagging easier. And bag is cheaper than mastic Wink
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How do you effectively seal the joins in your molds for vacuum infusion?
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Progress!

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Backed it with 2 layers of 3/4 oz and 2 layers of 1.5 oz. 




Followed by another 2 layers of 1.5 oz and then some woven roving.

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Made some slow progress...flanged up with fillet wax:






Waxed and then PVA:


And laid down two coats of gelcoat today (only 1 coat in this pic):

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I would do it as a 2 piece mould, straight down the middle. The tube looks like it is offset a little bit but that shouldn't be a huge issue, just have your barrier follow it. 
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