How can I build this part?

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#21

LMAO :smiley:

I canā€™t even think of how that can be made. It looks like one piece of carbon fiber, and more than likely it was made in Taiwan to cut down on labor costā€¦ otherwise iā€™m guessing that would be a $400 seat post if it were to be made in the free world!

#22

I would think a 3 or 4 piece mold would work well.

  1. use Aquapour to make a duplicate model of the part, except make the model slightly smaller. The size reduction of the model in correspondence to the thickness of the new laminated part.

Now, buy some sheet wax in the same thickness you want the new part to beā€¦ say .062" or whatever. Now with precision apply the adhesive backed wax sheet to the aquapour model ( mold )to completely cover the mold. Do a perfect job or youā€™ll be sorry in the end.

next make a flange where the other two or three female molds will part. make your female molds and a flange.

The theory here is a pressure mold. Wrap the weted out carbon fiber around the Aquapour mold nicely with the seam being as perfect as possible. Then use the outside female molds as a compression mold. Clamp the molds together and cure the part.

Now here is the bad partā€¦ all that time you spent shaping the Aquapourā€¦yeahā€¦ disolve it out of the new part with water.

#23

Nothing like a snapped off carbon fiber post up your backside:eek: LOL