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  1. rmurazzi

    Composite resin richness in areas with sharp contours

    Hello pro, Yes, we have tried hard plastic pushers integrated into the saddle. We've also tried a harder rubber inside the saddle in the trouble area. We have seen slight improvement but not quite what we need. We also saw a greater incidence of blisters in the finished product that may be...
  2. rmurazzi

    Composite resin richness in areas with sharp contours

    Hello, This is a bag molding process not an Autoclave process. We do a wet layup on a rubber bladder (we call it a saddle) and then transfer the saddle and layup into a two piece mold. The mold opens and closes horizontally with hydraulics. Once the layup/saddle is in position we close the mold...
  3. rmurazzi

    Composite resin richness in areas with sharp contours

    Hi all, We are experiencing an issue with one of our composite molded products. We are use a bag mold process to form a composite helmet. The layup process is wet on a headform/bladder that is then transferred to a hot mold and cured. In areas where the contour bends sharply we are experiencing...

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