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Best way to make fiberglass angles

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Massimiliano	M Massimiliano posted 5 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
M Group: Forum Members Posts: 167, Visits: 1.1K	Hi, I would like to make angles similar to the pre-preg ones on sale on the EC website, but in epoxy + fiberglass. Thickness has to be 5mm. What is the best way to build the mould?
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Best way to make fiberglass angles

mporta71 - 5 Years Ago

I would just buy a piece of aluminium angle that was large and rigid enough, polish it up and use that as the mould.

andrewt1971 - 5 Years Ago

Thank you, I will! Another question: is it possibile to infuse 5mm thickness at once, or it should be done in 2 or more infusions?

mporta71 - 5 Years Ago

Best to do it all at once. You might have better luck infusing across the angle instead of along the length. You'll have to make sure the back is raw aluminum maybe covered with packing tape so its.....

explorecomposites - 5 Years Ago

Thank you for the suggestions!

mporta71 - 5 Years Ago

Just to add...you'll probably get a better 'ready-made' mould tool using polished stainless steel angle. Most aluminium doesn't have that polished finish and can often have small scratches that will....

MarkMK - 5 Years Ago

Thanks again for this additional advice!!

mporta71 - 5 Years Ago

You could do it with an inner mould as well as a compression mould. Clamp the moulds together with some wood as a load spreader and wind up the load. That way when it's cured you will get a gloss...

Warren (Staff) - 5 Years Ago

Thank you!

mporta71 - 5 Years Ago

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