MrWolf 0 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Can you have wind/air flow in a negative pressure? Plus 50 psi inside the autoclave at the time. Minus 14.7 psi inside the vacuum bag. The wind is generated by two large fans, one at each end. This circulates the air, and the air current passes over the heater elements. The clave produces remarkably even heat throughout. This time we were curing at 110 °c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 OOPS positive pressure I will crawl back in to my corner. It negative in vacuum bagging doh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Better news Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hey Tim, what are you going to do with old beams and floats? ,could find a use down here in tga, you did say the wolf loves coming home could be a good project ?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrWolf 0 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hey Tim, what are you going to do with old beams and floats? ,could find a use down here in tga, you did say the wolf loves coming home could be a good project ?! U are too late, in the bin ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Second time a gem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 And the wings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 And the wings Wings? Are there new amas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrWolf 0 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The Top photo is showing all the waste we have had to date. Very Very little. Bulkheads came out a lot better this time. Little corner pieces are to do with the way the two shell halves are blind joined. will become clearer once laminated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 And the wings Wings? Are there new amas? I meanet new BEAMS, not amas? What is meant by wings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 It is all very clean and professional. I was particularly impressed with the guides to keep the foam feeding into the circular saw blade. Nice new signature Clipper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrWolf 0 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 It is all very clean and professional. I was particularly impressed with the guides to keep the foam feeding into the circular saw blade. Nice new signature Clipper! Yes I am hoping this thread will be useful in offering lots of little tips and ideas along the way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 latest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 progress, and you will get all the inbetweens monday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samin 0 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 looking good. hows progress versus schedule? disregarding the little autoclave disaster... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 More pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrWolf 0 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Just got the laminate over the chainplate pin finished and have biffed the two chainplate bulkheads in the autoclave. Hopefully it will behave itself in there tonight. The chainplates themselves are 3.3mm thick carbon laminate and only 100mm wide and 200mm long and good for well over 10 tonnes. Its great stuff this Carbon ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hey tim you could have saved yourself a whole lot of bother by building symetrical bulkheads and making a proa. Acorrding to a proa builders you would have had your boat built and be sailing this weekend. Not only that you would take line and handicap in your 400 million knot boat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Hey tim you could have saved yourself a whole lot of bother by building symetrical bulkheads and making a proa. Acorrding to a proa builders you would have had your boat built and be sailing this weekend. Not only that you would take line and handicap in your 400 million knot boat And it would be so light you could just carry it down the ramp yourself & chuck it in the water. Save crane costs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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