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Attaching Gussets
Gussets need to be attached for a flange to part the mold halves. |
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Side View
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Gussets Rear View
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Gussets Side
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Attaching Flanges
Flanges are necessary to seperate the mold halves |
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Flanges
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Aliens from Resin-land
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Head Alien
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Spraying Tooling Gelcoat
Tooling gel is sprayed on the waxed plug, and becomes the inner layer of the mold, after much fiberglass is layed up on top of it. |
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Multiple Coats of Tooling Gel
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Still More
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Measuring Mat
Mat must be pre-measured, so the wet-out can be done before the resin starts to cure in the pot. |
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Tearing Mat
Every edge of the mat must be torn so that there are no defined edges that print through onto the final mold. |
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Finished Molds
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Deck Mold
This is the deck mold after much sealing, waxing and prep work, with the primer already sprayed in for the first hulls. |
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