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CarbonFibre/Glass Fabric

carbonfibre, carbonand kevlaror woven

glassshouldbelayeredintothemould

allthe cornersand contoursofthe

mould.The vacuumshouldnotbe releid

intothe corners fothemould.

EpoxyMouldwithFlanges

Themoulditselfshouldbecleanandsmoothand
preppedwithasuitable releaseagent.
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3.Addthepeelplylayer

PeelPly

Peelplyshouldcoverallofthe reinforcement
butdoesnotneedtobeanylargerthanthe
reinforcement.
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Resin FeedConnector Resin FeedSpiral

The resin feed connectorisa The feedspiralshouldbesat

redsiliconemouldingwitha directlyon topoftheinfusion
single straightchannel for mesh,nearoneedge.Thereshould
the feedspiralonthe notbeany reinforcement
underneith.
underside

InfusionMesh
Themeshshouldbecuttobealmostasbigas
the reinforcementbutslightlyshorterandnotas

the reinforcementends.
InfusionMesh
VacuumConnector
shouldbeplaced.Thisformsaseat forthe
vacuum connector. The vacuum connectoristhesecond redsiliconemoulding.Itdoesnot
havethesingle straightchannelunderneith.
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VacuumBagging Tape

Bagging tapeis stuckdown tothe

mouldssurfaceallthe wayaround
themould. Forobvious reasonsit

The tape canbeeasillyjointedwhere

neccessary by overlappingitand
pressingjoins together.

VacuumBaggingFilm

When youcutthebaggingfilm,alwaysensure you

cutapeicequitealotlargerthanthearea youre
going to cover.This slackallowsthebag to getinto
every contourand cornerofthemouldsurfaceand
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10:Connectandsealtheresin feedhose,11:Connectandsealthevacuumhose
12:Setupthe resin feedpot,13:Connectthevacuumpumpand catchpot

Resin Feed Pot Resin FeedHose

The feedpotshouldbe Pierceasmallholethroughthe vacuumbagand

pushthe feedhosethroughtheholeintothe topof
the weightofthehosewill the connector.Sealthebreachusingplentyofgum
tape.

Vacuum Pump

VacuumHose

Pierceasmallholethroughthe
vacuumbagandpushthevacuum
hosethroughtheholeintothe top
ofthe connector.Again,sealthe
breachusingplentyofgum tape.
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13:Clampthe resin feedline

ResinLineClamp

resinfromflowingintotheprojectbefore youare
ready.
Resin Feed Pot
Resin FeedHose

Vacuum Pump