speedyxjs
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 08:56 PM |
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Another way to make bodywork?
I saw a video a while back (cant remember where) where this guy made a wooden frame for a sub, covered it in some material, staples it in place and
covered the whole thing in resin.
Im not sure what the process is called but i was wondering whether this might work for making custom bodywork?
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nick205
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 08:58 PM |
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Sounds like a glider body to me - timber rib frame covered in fabric.
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 09:00 PM |
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they used to do that with planes didn't they? cover the wings in canvas, and then paint resin over them?
could work, but it might look a bit rough. but if you were to use that to then make a fibreglass mold, sand out any bumps etc, then make a fibreglass
panel from that, it could work okbut then i've never done any work with fibreglass. still haven't got round to it myself
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 09:03 PM |
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My idea was to avoid using fibreglass. To sort out the bumps, i was thinking some filler might do?
I dont really have enough room in the garage to do any fibreglassing let alone custom rear wings 
[Edited on 23-11-09 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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UncleFista
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 09:33 PM |
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I've seen speaker enclosures made from MDF and fleece, then the fleece is inpregnated with resin.
Seems to work at that scale, dunno how strong it would be for bodywork mind..
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Triton
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 09:38 PM |
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That's more or less how it's done or you could use huge amounts of clay...
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 23/11/09 at 10:08 PM |
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Think this is what you mean
link
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 24/11/09 at 07:09 AM |
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^^^ yep thats it!
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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TheGecko
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| posted on 24/11/09 at 08:47 AM |
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Here's a full body being made over a clubman chassis using the same principle -
linky thing
Many (many) more photos at the link.
Dominic
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