Awesome job Chris, keep it up! 

99 Problems and a vac leak is one
 If you having vac problems I feel bad for you son
 I got 99 problems and a vac leak is one
 Hit me.

If there's one thing in life in sure of its that I hate vacuum bags and they hate me!

Rant over, just going to sit a dark room listening to aphex twin until I find normality returns.

I feel your pain brotha lol

Haha,

I was in a dark place.

If you want to make parts using composites then you will have to allow for major failures BUT also tiny soul destroying problems.

I'm lucky that I seem able to produce good usable patterns and have not had too many problems with my mould, I just don't get on with pulling a vacuum.

First go on my nosecone I bag taped the front of the mould but had a micro vac leak, I re did the bag and had another micro leak so I decided to bag the whole thing, again micro leak that actually got worse so I used my last bag and tap to still not get a vacuum.

No idea, ive duct taped the edges and covered the back to stop any punctures but still leaks, I shall get more bag and tape tomorrow and try again.

I feel you...

Strange no one has come up with some tricks to find those leaks.
How about filling it with air instead of vacuum and put it under water? like you do with bicycle tyres.
You see where the bubles come and there you have the leak.
Or maybe the other way around with some colored liquid, put the piece under that liquid and see where the liquid is pulled.

Or maybe EC could provide a professional home service where they respond to your breakdown call, come to your house and helps you find the leak

Haha, they pretty much do supply that sort of service!

Liquid would be a nono around your resin plus with the bags no being too expensive its a case of re doing it.

I'm VERY lucky in that I live only a few miles away from EC so if I need help I call in, Matt and Paul should have an award for their customer service its above and beyond.

I took my 5th attempt up and Paul sorted my leak out!

turns out I'm deaf from playing the drums in my youth, I cannot hear the leaks!!

Paul took about 3 minutes to find a micro hole, he could hear it I could not.

I'm still learning and familiarization is 50% of the job, the more you work with something the easier it becomes.

Ive now made the part and will post it up when I've time to upload the pictures, looks great!!!😊  

I am yet to go down the vacuum route, but the "hearing it" comment makes me wonder if making a small hand held "sniffer" that listens for the leak is a potential option. My apologies for going OT, but if anyone thinks it's a scheme we can have a chat about it. As I said, I am yet to walk the dark road of vacuum bagging my first part, but I already feel your pain.

I have an infallible micro leak detector .. she's called Andrea and is 11 years old ...   Compared to me she can hear the grass grow!!
(25+ years of being an avid target shooter does not improve your hearing, even if you are very careful!)

To be sure, a set of good enclosed headphones, and a small amplified microphone would work, but i mostly just go get Andrea, or my Peltor electronic Earmuffs, and crank the volume right up, but they are not very good direction indicators.

"Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW!

The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind...

103% of all people do not understand statistics...

Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-)

Not sure about the sniffer as i believe they don't work with the very small leaks.

That looks fanfreeakingtastic! Wowzer man, well done, be proud.