Diamonite Electrathon America Racer
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Functional Artist
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Functional Artist
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Peelin' the PVA (barrier) off the FG part
Comin' off in (1) big piece
Jualla
There are a few (a bunch) of imperfections
...& some air bubbles & "casting/mold" marks ta "deal with"
...but, "we" definitely have "something" to "work with" now
POOF!!
...made somethin'...outta nuthin'
Comin' off in (1) big piece
Jualla
There are a few (a bunch) of imperfections
...& some air bubbles & "casting/mold" marks ta "deal with"
...but, "we" definitely have "something" to "work with" now
POOF!!
...made somethin'...outta nuthin'
Functional Artist
Well-known member
Some re-cap stuff
I used ~2 gallons of resin
...~20 ft of FG cloth
...(3) roller "heads"
...(3) pans (paint tray liners)
...& (3) plastic cups, for this (3) layer, lay-up of FG
The Appliance Epoxy paint seems ta stick really well...ta everything
Creates & maintains a really hard surface
Even held up to all of the pickin' & proddin"
...that I did during de-molding
Inside corner of the "nose"
Along the perimeter flange
I used ~2 gallons of resin
...~20 ft of FG cloth
...(3) roller "heads"
...(3) pans (paint tray liners)
...& (3) plastic cups, for this (3) layer, lay-up of FG
The Appliance Epoxy paint seems ta stick really well...ta everything
Creates & maintains a really hard surface
Even held up to all of the pickin' & proddin"
...that I did during de-molding
Inside corner of the "nose"
Along the perimeter flange
Functional Artist
Well-known member
This FG piece came outta the mold
...with some pretty rough/dangerous edges
So, before doin' anything else
...let's do some trimmin'
...& clean up
First, I put/set 'er back on, the mold base (holds the piece good-n-firm & nice-n-snug)
Then, got out some PPG (gloves & glasses)
...my preferred (for this task) weapons of destruction
...& the shop vac
* These oscillating tools "run" slower
...& don't seem to create the toxic FG "dust cloud"
...like the fast(er) spinny things do (like saws & cut off wheels)
Made pretty "quick work" of it
Popped the "nose" on
...ta help hold & help stabilize it, durin' trimmin'
...& gave me a nice trim line/guide ta work with
Yup, that's sooooo, much better
Now, just gotta do a bit of edge sandin' & smoothin'
...with some pretty rough/dangerous edges
So, before doin' anything else
...let's do some trimmin'
...& clean up
First, I put/set 'er back on, the mold base (holds the piece good-n-firm & nice-n-snug)
Then, got out some PPG (gloves & glasses)
...my preferred (for this task) weapons of destruction
...& the shop vac
* These oscillating tools "run" slower
...& don't seem to create the toxic FG "dust cloud"
...like the fast(er) spinny things do (like saws & cut off wheels)
Made pretty "quick work" of it
Popped the "nose" on
...ta help hold & help stabilize it, durin' trimmin'
...& gave me a nice trim line/guide ta work with
Yup, that's sooooo, much better
Now, just gotta do a bit of edge sandin' & smoothin'
Denny
Canned Monster
Those ain’t air bubbles and casting marks. Their character marks and character lines!Peelin' the PVA (barrier) off the FG part
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Comin' off in (1) big piece
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Jualla
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There are a few (a bunch) of imperfections
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...& some air bubbles & "casting/mold" marks ta "deal with"
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...but, "we" definitely have "something" to "work with" now
POOF!!
...made somethin'...outta nuthin'
Master Hack
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I've been wanting a boat....
Functional Artist
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Hey Denny,Yay you made a bathtub!
Seriously it looks good Kevin.
This mono-tub would actually "hold water"
...& who doesn't want a tub that looks like a racecar?
Hey T,
This mono-boat would actually float
...& who doesn't want a boat that looks like a racecar?
Functional Artist
Well-known member
Let's see what this "guy" weighs
Stood 'er up
...on the scale
Looks ta be ~30 lbs.
Seems ta be pretty good/about right
...for ~2 gallons of resin
...& ~20 ft. of FG cloth
Stood 'er up
...on the scale
Looks ta be ~30 lbs.
Seems ta be pretty good/about right
...for ~2 gallons of resin
...& ~20 ft. of FG cloth
Functional Artist
Well-known member
A quick re-cap
At the beginning of last winter, I made a 1/2 scale CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) model
Then, made a full-size wooden model
...mainly working around the driver accommodations & the seat
Then, made another, full-size wooden model
...with a larger seat
...while also, refining some of the dimensions
Then, started workin' on makin' it inside out (for a plug mold)
Now, let's see "if" the seat actually fits
Yes!!!
...yes, it does...beautifully
Another view
At the beginning of last winter, I made a 1/2 scale CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) model
Then, made a full-size wooden model
...mainly working around the driver accommodations & the seat
Then, made another, full-size wooden model
...with a larger seat
...while also, refining some of the dimensions
Then, started workin' on makin' it inside out (for a plug mold)
Now, let's see "if" the seat actually fits
Yes!!!
...yes, it does...beautifully
Another view