Those look great! One question I have is where did you get the molds from?
Awsome work tbh and very inovative.
Aluminium moulds look fantastic.
one way of heating these would be to use water, like central heating system
i got the molds machined by Oscar Schulte in San Clemente, CA. he does a lot of tooling other guys won’t touch - difficult and intricate 5axis stuff - not that this fell in the category. I paid about $1000 for the tool, ($800 for machining + $170 for 6061 + tax)
I designed the mold in catia, which was the perfect level of complexity for my low level cad skills!
as an aside, oscar has side a business doing aftermarket stuff for audi’s. I generally find aftermarket stuff tacky, and well aftermarkety. his partner in the business is an Art Center trained automotive designer, and their creations are very beautiful imho. check Lusch out if thats your thing
Nice parts.
Are those Lacrosse shafts? (Maybe I missed what they were in the earlier pages).
I’m curious what psi you run your bladder at. Any pinholes?
You must have some experience doing this? The cool tapered plug and the resin groves are experienced touches.
Where else would the excess resin go? Good idea to have them. I know a company using prepreg, latex bladders and very high pressure heated molds. They also have those groves around the outside to catch excess resin.
How did you get the guy in San Clemente to even quote your project? Seems like aerospace guys don’t usually want to quote small one off jobs.
Who finished the mold? Did he finish sand it for the price?
Love to see some finished product.
I see I have still some open questions in this thread.
My English: Just as bad as anyones English in Holland, I guess…
The coating:
The 18th of January I will be visiting the company producing the coating. They will tell me all the dirty little secrets about it. (will they?..)
Anyhow, I will report back to you all as soon as I can. Untill now: The coating can be painted onto a part or a tool. Electrodes are placed, and a fuse/regulator box is attached. Plug in the power cord, and the coating will get hot, curing your part. Great for retrofitting moulds with a heating source.
This leaves me with just making compliments to the topicstarter on the production of his parts. They look perfect.