Tag Archives: GRP

Ok Lets Get back in the Game

Posted on April 14, 2010 by AdrianM

Right,  Firstly I seem to have fixed (or at least circumvented) the image loading issues with WordPress, so I can get back in the game of updating this blog apologies for the interrupted service of late. Secondly and more importantly … Continue reading →

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Progress Continues

Posted on February 28, 2010 by AdrianM

Well progress on mouldings for the new side pods continues.   Since my last post we’ve laid up the complete right hand floor , buck, mould and moulding. So the usual process applied, which was.  Make the buck out of … Continue reading →

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More Side Pod Progress

Posted on January 9, 2010 by AdrianM

Sorry for no recent updates,  but actually that’s been because I’ve got nothing done since the last update in mid December,  we’ve been away on holiday over Christmas you see and now I can say I’ve learned to snowboard   … Continue reading →

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And finally, we get to make a moulding.

Posted on December 7, 2009 by AdrianM

Most of this weekend seems to have been spent apply mould release wax to the side pod channel mould, and then buffing it off again.  On new moulds, particularly large ones, its is good practice to apply a fair few … Continue reading →

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Yeah Baby!

Posted on November 28, 2009 by AdrianM

Now I thought I was making an air duct for the side of a race car, but it appears that instead, I’ve been making some wierd piece of plastic sixties furnatrue.  A bright yellow Chaise for Chrstine Keeeler perhaps?  Well … Continue reading →

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Resin, Resin Everywhere!

Posted on November 23, 2009 by AdrianM

Not much to say today except I got a couple of layers of gelcoat and CSM laid up on the buck for the  side pod ducts, as you can see the under-layer of gel is orange, and (as you can’t … Continue reading →

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Yet More Mouldings

Posted on November 21, 2009 by AdrianM

Many hours today again spent breathing styrene… which I have to say I rather like. :-) Firstly we made another floor in the right hand side mould. This time, instead of using ply as the longitudinal stiffeners we hadded two extra … Continue reading →

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New Floor Mk1

Posted on November 18, 2009 by AdrianM

So having made a mould, it was time to make a floor.  The plan was gelcoat,tissue, 1 layer of chopped strand mat, reinforcing strips of 6mm ply, and then a final layer of woven rovings. All laid up with polyester … Continue reading →

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