Using epoxy tooling board to make CNC machined patterns and moulds

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Using epoxy tooling board to make CNC machined patterns and moulds

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Matt (Staff)	Matt (Staff) posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 680, Visits: 1.9K	Hi All, We're now stocking epoxy tooling board at Easy Composites HQ. In the next few weeks we'll be producing some tutorial videos about end-to-end production of really high-end composite moulds, starting off by CNC machining epoxy tooling board and then sealing the board before using it to produce prepreg moulds. Epoxy tooling board can also be used to make the moulds (tools) themselves for smaller production runs which of course can make the mould making process quicker whilst reducing cost (where you only need a limited number of pulls). I thought I'd strike up a conversation about CNC machining patterns or moulds to see if there are any particular areas that people would particularly like to see in the videos or understand better about the process. If you have any questions or anything to input on the subject, please fire away All the best, Matt Matt Statham Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Sales Tags block board CNC epoxy tooling
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	The board is quite hard and rigid so I can't imagine a needle would push through unless the board is cut into a thin section. The epoxy block and board sealer as a pattern making system has the potential to save massive amounts of time. As said, if you have a CAD image, you can simply get the block cut at your convenience saving a lot of man hours making a pattern by hand. Also you will get a high degree of accuracy by CNC cutting the model board. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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