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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 infuse the attached mold with carbon fiber, several layers of 380 gsm 12k twill carbon. What is the best way to cut the fabric and place in the mold, also to avoid tows separation at the edges?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	It's much better and much easier to just keep all the hoses off the part. Infusing from the centre is a good idea for larger parts, but for small parts it is really unnecessary and can cause you issues like you've experienced. Just infuse from one side to the other. Run your MTI hose down just the one side. Less issues, and you'll use half the amount of MTI. How big is the mould? If it is under 0.5 metres wide, I wouldn't even bother using spiral hose on the feed side.
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Lester Populaire	L Lester Populaire posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
L Group: Forum Members Posts: 311, Visits: 13K	+x Hanaldo - 1/6/2021 7:45:30 AM It's much better and much easier to just keep all the hoses off the part. Infusing from the centre is a good idea for larger parts, but for small parts it is really unnecessary and can cause you issues like you've experienced. Just infuse from one side to the other. Run your MTI hose down just the one side. Less issues, and you'll use half the amount of MTI. How big is the mould? If it is under 0.5 metres wide, I wouldn't even bother using spiral hose on the feed side. While i agree with you and would do the same, for a beginner it would be safer with the inlet in the centre. With a little bit of bridging the racetracking on such a geometry can ruin your part when infusing from side to side. So make the fabrics have to lay in the corners really well.
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Massimiliano	M Massimiliano posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
M Group: Forum Members Posts: 167, Visits: 1.1K	+x Hanaldo - 1/6/2021 7:45:30 AM It's much better and much easier to just keep all the hoses off the part. Infusing from the centre is a good idea for larger parts, but for small parts it is really unnecessary and can cause you issues like you've experienced. Just infuse from one side to the other. Run your MTI hose down just the one side. Less issues, and you'll use half the amount of MTI. How big is the mould? If it is under 0.5 metres wide, I wouldn't even bother using spiral hose on the feed side. It's nearly 1.5 meters x 0.80.
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