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Week 11 - Composites

The Task

Design and make a 3D mold, and produce a fibre mold part in it.

The Execution

Design

A Tray for holding components during PCB construction.

mold designed on SolidWorks

Mold Production

A layered slice design was generated on 123dmake and cut using the LazerCutter

Cut and Glued

Making the Fibre Composite Part

Materials - we used a BiResin product - CR80 (mix ratio 100:30) and chopped strand Glass fibre


Layered up on a flat surface, with a peelply layer

Draped over the mold.

It droops into the opening to create the rounded storage surfaces. Vacuume bagging would have been ideal here but unfortunately not available.

Waiting for it to dry