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Hands down, the Enkafusion line of flow mediums is the way to go. Save yourself the frustration of problems and bad parts, and spend the extra pennies.
I use Enkafusion EX1000 flow channel and have a little stash that. And I’ve heard of the Enkafusion that some boat builder leave in the part. Which Enkafusion are you refering to exactly?
But I’d like to hear from anyone that has used non-typical flow medium be it for cost or performance reasons.
Haven’t done it but how about the “non-slip tool box liner” stuff?
TET,
How long have you used the Enkafusion? I’d really like to hear more on your experience with it. What resin systems do you use? Heated tooling?
Even though the red mediums laminate is further away from the vacuum, there really is an over all speed difference that I experienced in different parts and the blue is definately the fastest. An experimental 600cps epoxy resin was used. Tooling was 78 degrees.
Here is a test I did a while back with a few of the mediums that I’m am basically out of now:
Wouldnt 3 individual resin inlets be more accurate? The blue has the advantage in that it is receiving resin first, and directly.
I think what your talking about might be a foam. And it would just compress. At least the stuff I’ve got in my tool box. Also I’d worry about a foam with styreneated resins. You also have to make sure it would not have a coating of some kind that would contaminate.
Maybe only ever so slightly. The resin inlet and the vacuum line goes all the way across though. Beleive me the blue is the fastest flow medium of the three in other infusions I’ve done. If you saw how fast the resin traveled in the spiral wrap when the gate was opened.
I took a close look and it’s rubber, but it doesnt’ appear to be the right shape in comparison to the flow media.
I like the test you did, reminds me of a DVD where they did it with different core materials as well.