Carbon fiber mold
10-26-23, 10:42 PM
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Carbon fiber mold
Hello, I want to reproduce some parts from clay to carbon. Do you think any silicone will work if I ma de a mold out of it?
any other recommend material for epoxy+carbon combo?
any other recommend material for epoxy+carbon combo?
10-27-23, 08:38 AM
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Will the parts construction require some compression of the lay up? Andy
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10-27-23, 01:17 PM
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Watch some of the tutorial videos at;
https://www.youtube.com/@easycompositestv/videos
Their compression molding of chopped fibers might be particularly useful if you are making small, solid parts from CF.
https://www.youtube.com/@easycompositestv/videos
Their compression molding of chopped fibers might be particularly useful if you are making small, solid parts from CF.
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I've used plaster. But you need to seal it with paint.
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Was the initial reference to silicone for a molding release agent or for the actual mold's material? Andy
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also for silicone i mean the glue-look-alike used for bathrooms and stuff.
Yea sound weird but in the past i made a few vintage levers covers out of it (silicone mold and another type used as main material), here how my idea was born
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