Mould construction?
Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 17:04
Through the mainboom blog (http://mainboom.blogspot.com/) I found this interesting picture series:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hankieberen ... SESSIONIOM#
Can anyone comment what kind of epoxy paste/putty is used for the mould construction? Is this a viable alternative to a traditional mould made from glass/epoxy laminate (or carbon, if you can afford it...).
Those that follow my website know that with Jari Immanen (now at rcyachttech.webs.com) we've cnc-cut plugs and made moulds for the PIKANTO, and made a few prototype hulls. I now have some new improvements and ideas, and I am looking for any ways we could simplify the plug -> mould -> hull build cycle. CNC-cutting a negative mould directly in aluminium or a hard tooling board would be nice, but requires a big machine and the materials are quite expensive...
thoughts?
http://picasaweb.google.com/hankieberen ... SESSIONIOM#
Can anyone comment what kind of epoxy paste/putty is used for the mould construction? Is this a viable alternative to a traditional mould made from glass/epoxy laminate (or carbon, if you can afford it...).
Those that follow my website know that with Jari Immanen (now at rcyachttech.webs.com) we've cnc-cut plugs and made moulds for the PIKANTO, and made a few prototype hulls. I now have some new improvements and ideas, and I am looking for any ways we could simplify the plug -> mould -> hull build cycle. CNC-cutting a negative mould directly in aluminium or a hard tooling board would be nice, but requires a big machine and the materials are quite expensive...
thoughts?