Advice needed on how to fabricate a plug & mold for carbon fiber layups
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Advice needed on how to fabricate a plug & mold for carbon fiber layups
I want to create a carbon fiber targa top for third-gen F-bodies, but I haven't figured out how to make a quality plug and mold. Essentially I want to create a one-piece carbon fiber top with nine aluminum inserts so that it can be fastened to custom mounts that are retrofitted into the T-top channels.
I want to create a plug that would then get used in the fabrication of a two-piece mold for vacuum bagged & autoclaved carbon fiber components.
Anyone have some fabrication experience that would be willing to share some tips? I need to be able to create the molds at home. There's a shop in town that could probably evacuate the mold and autoclave the part for me, but they aren't interested in creating the mold.
I want to create a plug that would then get used in the fabrication of a two-piece mold for vacuum bagged & autoclaved carbon fiber components.
Anyone have some fabrication experience that would be willing to share some tips? I need to be able to create the molds at home. There's a shop in town that could probably evacuate the mold and autoclave the part for me, but they aren't interested in creating the mold.
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www.fiberglast.com has all the info your looking for.
I used there stuff for my "air duct plug Project". My cus Randy is the man for all my vac bagging and vac forming. Hes into kevlar, carbon, ny-glass, plastic, etc.
CARBON FIBER DUCT
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more in here
http://www.hotrodhawk.com/third_stag...d_pictures.htm
I used there stuff for my "air duct plug Project". My cus Randy is the man for all my vac bagging and vac forming. Hes into kevlar, carbon, ny-glass, plastic, etc.
CARBON FIBER DUCT
view2
view3
view4
more in here
http://www.hotrodhawk.com/third_stag...d_pictures.htm
Last edited by Hot Rod Hawk; Apr 21, 2004 at 11:12 PM.
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Re: Advice needed on how to fabricate a plug & mold for carbon fiber layups
Originally posted by ws6transam
I want to create a carbon fiber targa top for third-gen F-bodies, but I haven't figured out how to make a quality plug and mold. Essentially I want to create a one-piece carbon fiber top with nine aluminum inserts so that it can be fastened to custom mounts that are retrofitted into the T-top channels.
I want to create a plug that would then get used in the fabrication of a two-piece mold for vacuum bagged & autoclaved carbon fiber components.
Anyone have some fabrication experience that would be willing to share some tips? I need to be able to create the molds at home. There's a shop in town that could probably evacuate the mold and autoclave the part for me, but they aren't interested in creating the mold.
I want to create a carbon fiber targa top for third-gen F-bodies, but I haven't figured out how to make a quality plug and mold. Essentially I want to create a one-piece carbon fiber top with nine aluminum inserts so that it can be fastened to custom mounts that are retrofitted into the T-top channels.
I want to create a plug that would then get used in the fabrication of a two-piece mold for vacuum bagged & autoclaved carbon fiber components.
Anyone have some fabrication experience that would be willing to share some tips? I need to be able to create the molds at home. There's a shop in town that could probably evacuate the mold and autoclave the part for me, but they aren't interested in creating the mold.
Fiberglass & Composite Materials by Forbes Aird. It's HP Books # 1239 published by The Berkely Publishing Group.
Here's a link:Fiberglass & Composite Materials
I'd use the styrofoam plug method detailed in Chapter 12.
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