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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	Hello guys im thinking to build owen and yo buy easycomposites pre pregs . question is where to buy material cutter and how to make perfect templates? Thank u
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Just cut it with a sharp knife. The surface ply can be cut with shears, the backing ply can too but it will clog them pretty quickly. Sharp knife is easier. As for templates, masking tape is the easiest for simpler shapes. More complex shapes I use 2mm coremat, but it doesn't make super accurate templates, moves around a bit. This is all pretty well covered in EC's tutorial vid.
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Pre Pregs cutting and making templates question

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

Just cut it with a sharp knife. The surface ply can be cut with shears, the backing ply can too but...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

hanaldo text me your viber we talk more

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XHj_JiD0d0 what about this cutting pre-pregs?

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

That's just a hot-wire cutter. Cuts that film by melting it. Would make a lovely mess of your...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

As hanaldo says cutting prepreg is easy. Unless you have zeveraly thousand for a vac ply cutting...

scottracing - 9 Years Ago

Without having something like a CNC cutter when I want really accurate cutting of shapes I make an...

Fasta - 9 Years Ago

ok guys you saw video from easycomposites guy that work for serious places say that this mold...

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

Nothing wrong with the Unimould system provided it's used within its capacities. I don't use...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

The Uni-Mould system is very good for out of autoclave pre-preg work as long as you keep to the...

Warren (Staff) - 9 Years Ago

Any wet lay glass mould will have some shrinkage when you make a pre-preg part. It will warm up and...

morepower - 9 Years Ago

Yeh that's true, the expansion can be a problem. To be honest I haven't had any real issues yet,...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

[quote][b]Hanaldo (19/10/2016)[/b][hr]Yeh that's true, the expansion can be a problem. To be...

morepower - 9 Years Ago

ok guys i do infusion molds how to get nice overlaping join i mean then? my mirrors mold if from 4...

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

[quote][b]TomDesign (19/10/2016)[/b][hr]ok guys i do infusion molds how to get nice overlaping join...

morepower - 9 Years Ago

so how i can join in infusion connect nicely mirrors if they from 4 pieces?

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

With infusion, unless you're using 'Profinish' fabric that has the resin binder to help hold it...

MarkMK - 9 Years Ago

any images how overlaping results getting?

TomDesign - 9 Years Ago

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