[RCSE] Re: Fuselage Mold Making Supplies / Advise

2008-02-26 Thread schrederman
Would laying 3/4 oz. cloth in first and allowing it to get green help? I was just thnking if I could avoid this situation with some low pressure device... saw where some stuff uses 300 psi... YOW!... I've seen some things made inside a spinning mandrel where centripital force forced the laminate

[RCSE] Re: Fuselage Mold Making Supplies / Advise

2008-02-26 Thread dharban
Jack, Location for your molding supplies: http://www.acp-composites.com/ACP-CAT.HTM Their tooling epoxy is outstanding for building up the finished surface of the mold. I highly recommend it. One warning -- this is a stoichiometric epoxy mix (as opposed to a catalytic mix) -- this means you

[RCSE] Re: Fuselage Mold Making Supplies / Advise

2008-02-26 Thread dharban
Jack, Location for your molding supplies: http://www.acp-composites.com/ACP-CAT.HTM Their tooling epoxy is outstanding for building up the finished surface of the mold. I highly recommend it. One warning -- this is a stoichiometric epoxy mix (as opposed to a catalytic mix) -- this means you

[RCSE] Re: Fuselage Mold Making Supplies / Advise

2008-02-26 Thread schrederman
What do you use for a bladder? I saw some reference to a horse condom, but I didn't know if someone was joking or not. The Houston Hawk fuselages we made had lots of voids under the paint, especially along the seam. I'd like to avoid those. Jack -- schrederman