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Lantor Soric - resin infusion setup

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andy47	a andy47 posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
a Group: Forum Members Posts: 22, Visits: 95	I want to use 2mm Lantor Soric for building a model boat and I want to place the infusion spiral in the middle of the part. Do I need to cut the Lantor Soric in halves just below the infusion spiral or will the resin flow through it? On all videos I have seen, the resin starts flowing from the edge, but I am not sure if I can put the spiral on top.
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oekmont	oekmont posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 550, Visits: 27K	Hanaldo: Your setup was no quite fair. You didn't place the feed line at the edge of the soric, you placed it far away from it, creating a resin break in form of a few cm pure glass cloth. Mat placed the resin line right at the soric core. The question is, what went wrong with his experiment. Well, he used sf instead of lrc. But if I remembered correctly, they were pretty close in terms of flow performance. Maybe I'll do an experiment on Monday, to solve the on top/at the edge discussion. I never compared every flow media /no flow media in a single experiment. I just made some samples one by one, and the soric ones took very long.
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Lantor Soric - resin infusion setup

andy47 - 8 Years Ago

Resin flows through Soric very well so you will not need to cut through it at all.

Warren (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

I read in the descriptionHow to use Soric SF: http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/core-materials/coremat--soric-and-others/lantor-soric-SF-2mm.html As soon as the resin reaches the edge of the....

andy47 - 8 Years Ago

The canals go right to the surface of the Soric as well as all along it, so there is no need to cut the Soric. As long as the resin has a path to flow, either from the end of the Soric or down throug...

Warren (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

Thanks! One more question. I see I don't need to use peel ply or infusion mesh with Soric, but I am worried that the infusion spiral would stick to the laminate, because it will be filled with...

andy47 - 8 Years Ago

Yes, put peel ply or release film under the spiral. You only don't need to use it when you aren't putting anything directly on top of the laminate, ie. flow mesh. If you've got any consumables that.....

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

If the part is larger, I would not rely on the flow propertys of the soric. During my own experiments I didn't see any flow advantage compared to the same laminate without soric. A guy named Matthieu...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

An important point to make about Mat's infusion is that he did not have the resin inlet on top of the Soric, he had it in front of the Soric with no flow media. I'm a big fan of Mat's, I love his...

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

Also, peel ply on the whole part would be an good idea, as long as you can't put down the vacuum bag without pleats. The resin will flow in every little corner, and will leave your part with a...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

How long did it take you for this infusion? I disagree, that it was mat's fault. He shows, that the inlet was that resin rich, he could easily lift the bag. So the soric obviously had more than...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

Less than an hour, around 40 minutes or so. You have to understand that the resin will only flow as fast as the slowest point, it cant speed up. The resin doesn't get 'sucked' through the stack, it....

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

exacly. And the slowest point was obviously the soric, otherwise the resin would not have been pushed from the feed line to the soric, to a point where you can easily lift the bag. A good flow media....

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

The drag car body I did used 2mm SF. I've just recreated a similar test to the one that Mat did; 2mm SF Soric around 30x10cm. One layer of 450g biaxial fibreglass on either side of the Soric. With.....

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

My part will be 2 meters long and 60cm wide, so it's pretty large. This video tutorial shows how to build a bonnet with Soric and no infusion mesh:...

andy47 - 8 Years Ago

If you infuse across the short direction and run spiral along the length, it will work fine. Shouldn't take any longer than 15-20 minutes, less if you do a centre feed infusion and run the spiral dow...

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

I am wondering why don't you just run the infusion spiral multiple times for large parts? For example, if the part is 1m x 1m, I would put the spiral 30cm from all edges, so the infusion would be as....

andy47 - 8 Years Ago

Because that might trap some air pockets. If you got an area with an infusion line (almost) all around it, the resin front will trap an poket. The pressure in the poket is very low, but there is stil...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

Your almost there. I am starting to have a slight doubts about my experiments. But what I said about mat's infusion is undoubtedly true. That's university knowledge. There is only one solution: more...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

Ok, finished with experiments. I'll come up with details later. First I need to do some actual work. But I have to admit: hanaldo was right. Soric is a reasonable good flow media.

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

When you get a chance, I'd be interested to know what you changed in your test, Oekmont? This is my little experiment. Forgive the video quality, my filmography skills aren't up to Mat's level!...

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

Hey Martin, where can I get those clamps?

Fasta - 8 Years Ago

Hey John, Well I actually got these ones from Easy Composites, but I've since found them locally in Supercheap: http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/ToolPro-Hose-Clamp-Small-2-Pack/12579

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

RE: Lantor Soric - resin infusion setup

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

My setup: -2 Layers of 160g twill glass. Keep in mind, that this will likely have a higher flow resistance than 1 layer of 240g twill carbon, due to it's finer weave. Nur mit that mich, that oh reall...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

My interpretation: -flow mesh is by far the fastest way to get it done -it doesn't matter what is under the flow mesh, soric doesn't do any extra flow support. -coremat doesn't do any better than no....

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

Hanaldo: Your setup was no quite fair. You didn't place the feed line at the edge of the soric, you placed it far away from it, creating a resin break in form of a few cm pure glass cloth. Mat placed...

oekmont - 8 Years Ago

I have successfully infused a 2-meter hull using Lantor Soric and no infusion mesh. It worked perfectly and I am pleased with the result. I have made a video of the whole process:

andy47 - 7 Years Ago

Nice video. Glad it worked out well for you.

Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

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