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- From: linkosal@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tapio Linkosalo)
- Subject: Re: Vacuum bagging
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.194814.25223@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Organization: University of Helsinki
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- References: <19930122131342.Roger.Wilfong@umich.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:48:14 GMT
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- Roger Wilfong (Roger.Wilfong@umich.edu) wrote:
- >
- > Do you just use a plain old polyethelyne (sp?) bag (like a garbage bag) and
- > hook it to the vacuum side of the compressor?
- >
- > Do you need to do anything to avoid sucking the resin into the compressor?
- >
- > - Roger
-
- In plastic shops they sell polyethene (I think) in a 'tube'
- form: the plastic is in a big roll, and if you cut a piece,
- you find out that it has two layers with sides together (hard
- to describe better...). The plastic is clear, quite soft, and
- about as thick as garbage bags. It comes in many different
- widths, is cheap, and (very neat:) epoxy does _not_ stick to
- it. So just cut a piece large enough, put your mold or
- whatever in, and let compressor suck. To avoid epoxy inside
- the compressor, use a length of silicone (or rubber) tubing in
- between bag and comp. You may need to cut a couple of cm:s
- some times, as some epoxy indeed is sucked into tubing.
-
- Hint #1. Do not try to seal the bag using tape or something.
- Buy some silicone padding, spread that to the ends of the
- plastic 'tubing' (inside), and through the clear plastic you
- can see when it ise airtight. Let the tube run through one end,
- though. :-)
-
- Hint #2. If you have a vacuum bottle (I recommend it), close
- the tubing (that will lead to the bag) with clothes peg or
- similar, and let the pump suck vacuum to the bottle while you
- work with the mold. Close the bag with silicone. Now by
- opening the clothes peg a little at the time, you can control
- the fibres in the mold (or whatever), as you _gradually_
- increase the vacuum and the pressure.
-
- Hope this helps...
-
- -Tapio Linkosalo-
-