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_pepis	_pepis posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Awaiting Activation Posts: 5, Visits: 47	Hello, I a newbie here. Sorry for my poor english, I hope It will be clear. Do you guys have any idea how to prepare molds and vacuum bags to perform resin infusion on my 2-parts mould? Imagine my part - is is like a tube, but its profile is not just a circle but something like epllipse. What I need is to get uniform part, staight from my 2 - parts mould, in one piece Should I build a special mold? It is posible to set vacum bags up to make it posible? Or do I need to glue two seperately made parts? Thanks for you help! Peter
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wozza	wozza posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Hi, some pictures or drawings of the part you want to make will make it easier to give advice/ideas. Warren Carbon Copies Ltd
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_pepis	_pepis posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Awaiting Activation Posts: 5, Visits: 47	Hello, 1. - is what I'd like to get as uniform shape. it is around 80 cm long and 8 cm wide. Empty inside, kind of a tube 2. - This is how I make it now. I have 2 parts (yellow+black on my pic) and glue them thogether wich is very difficult. I've seen on this movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=504I_hJDFck#t=304 (interesing, BTW) they make a tube (car part) in two parts mold. Thanks in advance! Peter
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	The thing you are trying to do is a technique called 'bladder moulding' check it on google and youtube... you should find some inspiration and some information on how to make/prepare your moulds. Its done with pressure instead of vacuum Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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_pepis	_pepis posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Awaiting Activation Posts: 5, Visits: 47	Hello, Thank you very much! This is what I was looking for. Now few question how to prepare 2 halfs (moulds) to have them glued together. I suppose they must be perfectly sealed, and all my fibres cut at the edge of the mould? Thank you!
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Brian_s	Brian_s posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 99, Visits: 2.5K	Something like this may give you some pointers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbe0eAxMzPE Brian.
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