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Munkee	Munkee posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 200	Hi all, I'm new to the site and just getting the resolve to finally go ahead and make some c/f parts after years of wanting to give it a go. I want to make a few bits for my motorbike and westfield and am in the stages of doing research on the various techniques needed. How would I best go about tackling tabs/brackets that are moulded into some of the plastic parts on my bike? A case in point would be the back of the head light surround, which I've attached pics of (hopefully!) to show an example. Its to the best pic in the world. And the light unit is in 2 parts (black and silver plastic) but there are various tabs, brackets and screw holes to be tackled. Any advice greatly received! Cheers Steve
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	There's two ways to make mounting tabs. You can either make them from aluminium or carbon fibre/glass and then bond them on after either with adhesive or wet lay fabric on top.
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	I would do the same as ajb100, Don't think it is possible to mould them, and mould the brackets into the mould... Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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Zero Mass Motorsports	Zero Mass Motorsports posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 59	You could pre-make the mounting tabs ( wet lay-up over angle aluminum as the form copy)....and then later, Infuse them in your dry stack with additional fabric pre-cut to surround them for added flex and strength.
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