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The Complete Fiberglass and Composite Library contains The Basics of Fiberglass, A Step-By-Step Guide to Molding Fiberglass, Advanced Moldmaking and Plug Construction, Vacuum Bagging and Sandwich Core Construction and The Art of Moldless Composites
The Basics of Fiberglass - An introduction to the materials, terminology, and techniques of fiberglass work. This introductory discussion of polyester and epoxy resins, mats, fabrics, aramids and graphite is ideal for those new to composites!
A Step-by-Step Guide to Molding Fiberglass - The first ever instructional video for molding fiberglass is 35 jammed packed minutes of the complete molding process. Let us show you the 7 steps of molding fiberglass as we construct a model aircraft cowling from plug to mold to finished part - right before your eyes!
Advanced Mold making and Plug Construction - The first of this two part series shows the students from the University of Akron beginning the process of building the first all composite, frameless Supermileage Racer. In this video you will see them develop the plug design, construct the plug from scratch and build the large polyester mold all in an environment similar to a home garage!
Vacuum Bagging and Sandwich Core Construction - The second of this two part series begins with the completed molds. The student team will lay-up and vacuum bag the Supermileage Racer shell as well as release and finish it! You will see the complete process of scheduling, laying up the graphite layers, a carbon/ honeycomb sandwich and the vacuum bagging process! These techniques have never been captured on tape before!
Art of Moldless Composites - Making a single part is easy after watching us build the entire rear trunk assembly of this 1923 T-Bucket Hot Rod. It's fun and easy to build in your own garage or shop! Learn the Art of Moldless Composites and let your imagination do the rest.
(about 190 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on January 08, 2007 in Vehicles::Bodywork and Fiberglass.
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Not bad for the person who has some hands on experience. For the beginner they may have some trouble following what is going on.
Great information for creating molds, plugs and the use of carbon fiber. They also go through all the information about there composites.
Great information... Gives the basics of fiberglassing and all technical information about resins and composites.
This video is broken into two parts: a general review of the materials and tools of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) construction, and a demonstration of building a mold of a part (out of FRP) and then constructing a FRP copy of the part. The whole process is captured and descriptions were clear. A few things were done (e.g. the final part was cast as two halves then attached together in the end) that were not explained. It did seem to simplify construction, but won't the part be a little weaker? I don't know.
Pros: - good videography - experienced instructor - complete procedure demonstrated
Cons: - some techniques were not explained
Summary: Even after reading books and websites, it was nice to see the actual process. Worth the rental.
Would have prefered a demo on a more complex example but I enjoyed the DVDs.
excellent stuff. very good production and everything was explained. rent it, you will not be disappointed.
When I rent these videos I consider it money well spent if I learn one or two things that I can apply to my own projects. Seeing people do this stuff also has the good effect of inspiring me to do it. I got all that from The Complete Fiberglass and Composite Library
The first four sections are about building up your prototype and then making a mold from which you will make your final product. This is the way to go if you want to produce light, strong pieces without wasting materials and have the ability to make more than one copy of the prototype. If you are just making one item, one time, mold-less may be the way to go. That's covered in the last section on disk 2.
Enjoyed both DVDs but found them a bit dated. I believe they were made in 1993. Still good. I truly did not know how long I could have kept them but knowing your backlog, I thought I should send them back as soon as possible. Thanks. I'll probably do business with you folks again.
Bob E.
