Re: [ATM] Vacuum Bagging

[ks1u <ks1u@prodigy.net>]

Tom:
      I can't comment on vacuum bagging, however, I have made several  
plates of varying sizes out of carbon fiber and kevlar.  I am also  
planning a mirror cell out of CF.  I layered 2x2 twill cloth above a  
layer of poly sheeting which sat on top of a 3/4 inch piece of  
plywood.  Once the layers were sufficiently embedded with epoxy I  
folded over the sheet of poly, put another sheet of plywood on top,  
then a 1 inch thick aluminum disc and lowered the front left wheel of  
my Toyota Prius down on it over night.  The next morning I removed the  
cured mass and cut a large square on my table saw. I cut pieces from  
the square as needed and they have proven to be very rigid and  
probably bullet proof.  I realize this is Yankee engineering but I  
plan to use it again to make the cell since it worked out so well.   
The pieces were all flat, after sanding and re coating and of course  
they look cool too.

George
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