Hello Phil,
I was just wondering how your parts turned out? Hopefully well.
Karl
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> Hi Folks,
>
> Thought this might be of interest - I infused my first batch of ten wing
> ribs yesterday evening, Three hang gliding friends came along to watch the
> process... one of whom is taking a serious interest in the Carbon Dragon...
>
> The moulds are very easy to set up, and with just a little care, all signs
> of bridging between the mould and the work surface can be easily removed
> with my favourite kitchen implement! My workshop is cooler than my kitchen
> (where I infused my initial test pieces) so I'll leave this batch to
> complete its initial cure for 24 - 48 hrs before I de-bag and trim them. So
> far, all the signs look good. I really am impressed (as were my friends) at
> just how clean the infusion process is - no mess or sticky hands whatsoever!
>
> My only mistake was in thinking I needed one last pot of resin... most of
> which ended up in the catch pot. I had to remove that to outside the
> workshop before it exothermed and started a fire. Being able to clamp off
> the vac-bag from the catch pot to change the paper cup inside is very
> useful!
>
> One other very useful lesson learned was that I it would be easier (for the
> purposes of eliminating bridging) to cut separate pieces of peel ply for
> each rib rather than (as I did this time) use a single large piece of cloth
> to cover all the ribs. Cutting the infusion mesh layer in strategic places
> (but not into separate pieces) between the ribs also greatly assisted in
> removing bridging.
>
>
>
> Enjoy,
>
> Phil. 