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Stephen.Pritchett	S Stephen.Pritchett posted 5 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
S Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 12	Hi guys, hoping someone can help. I've been trying to infuse the pictured image. I've tried both directions, lengthways and across. The pictured attempt is from going across. Its 250 weight woven carbon fabric. I ran the spiral the full length of the mould and on the opposite side i doubled the thickness of infusion mesh. Every time I try I keep getting dry areas. Can anyone give any tips?
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Stephen.Pritchett	S Stephen.Pritchett posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
S Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 12	+x oekmont - 5/7/2020 2:41:31 PM You really don't need a second resin inlet. This is a fairly easy part. I have done parts the size of half a car with only one inlet. A second one will only make it more difficult to solve the real problem. If your flow mesh punctures the bag, I would suggest to get better bagging material. The switch to pa/pe/pa was one of the best decisions I've ever made. ok fair point, had also thought about placing inlet in centre of part. Going to try a new layup with advice given. Some good points to note here. Its often the small details
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	The sound that your pump does/doesn't make when testing your vacuum should be enough, especially after 24 hrs, so a gauge isn't always essential Didn't spot this previously, but on such a small part using a resin break would be be ideal. In warmer temperatures especially, the resin can shoot across very quickly so slowing things down to allow for adequate wetting-out will help a lot. Leave the inlet side open until you're certain that all areas of the part are infused well.
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