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Lawrence	Lawrence posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 5	HI All, I'm thinking to use modeling clay to make a mold. My idea is to when clay is harden and then apply chopped strand mat. I wonder if this is a feasible method? Lawrence
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d21d3q	d21d3q posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 22	Brucecreations (01/09/2015) It's a little bit empirical, in other experiences, I noted how many layers (and their weight/m2) I used and the thickness reached for planar objects. Did you think about making wing from two separates parts It's what I do and then glueing them together? In my opinion isn't enough, You have to join also with a fabrics. I am a little bit confused - here you are opening mould with wing and right before you were presenting stack of prepared layers of different size. This suggest that it was made in single process. i guess that it requires specific amount of material to be put inside. Making it from two separate parts (infusion?) would require such precise dosing of material. (wing form two halves might be hollow inside?) It's full carbon, various pattern and some Hight moulus. You mean full like this or more like this but fully hollow? Lawrence (02/09/2015) HI All, I'm thinking to use modeling clay to make a mold.My idea is to when clay is harden and then apply chopped strand mat.I wonder if this is a feasible method? Lawrence Here some guy is describing how he uses clay to produce molds.
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Brucecreations	Brucecreations posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 25, Visits: 371	This suggest that it was made in single process Yes, of course To get an idea of how many layers I need for building a wing I start to cut many layers and laying them in the mould. The different shape is choose in order to fit at the wing's profile, more material in the centre, less in the leading and trailing edge. When the mold was full i try to close. I added layers until the two shells needed some pressure to close. (as I said it is an empirical method) You mean full like this Yes, the size is too small to make it hollow, you need the maximum rigidity available. My You Tube Channel
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