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Re: Infusion vs. wet lay-up
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/25/2008, 8:44 pm
In Response To: Re: Infusion vs. wet lay-up (Sam McFadden)

: Bill,

: No. I'm not making the assumption that one would use the same resin and
: hardener.

: Regardless of the pot life, with wet lay-up one still has to perform the work
: of wet-out. With infusion, the vacuum pump does that work for you, and in
: much less time than any human could. So by definition its less work.

: Regardless of what resin system you select for a vacuum bagged wet lay-up,
: you can't walk away from laying up the last layer of fiber for two weeks
: to do something else. You can do that with resin infusion. Even the longer
: open mold time prepregs don't offer the lay-up flexibility that resin
: infusion does.

: Sure, you could do a contact mold (no vacuum) wet lay-up with laminating
: resins and take lots of time between layers, but I'm not interested in
: doing that.

: Sam

Hi Sam,

Wasn't trying to change your mind, you've obviously got a process that works for you and also obviously very well. We're just not the only ones reading this and wanted to point out alternatives for others that may try something new.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Andy -- 12/20/2008, 10:55 pm
Back to the seam issue
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/26/2008, 5:31 pm
Re: Back to the seam issue
Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2008, 11:25 am
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Charlie -- 12/22/2008, 1:33 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Sam McFadden -- 12/22/2008, 2:36 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Charlie -- 12/22/2008, 5:08 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top... *LINK*
Sam McFadden -- 12/22/2008, 5:23 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top... *LINK*
Daniel Daniels -- 12/28/2008, 4:58 pm
Re: Other: Don't Point that Thing at Me!
Charlie -- 12/28/2008, 8:35 pm
Re: Other: Don't Point that Thing at Me!
daniel daniels -- 12/29/2008, 3:46 am
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Roy -- 12/25/2008, 10:34 am
Pumps
Sam McFadden -- 12/25/2008, 1:29 pm
Re: Pumps
Roy -- 12/25/2008, 1:55 pm
Re: Pumps *LINK*
Sam McFadden -- 12/25/2008, 10:28 pm
Re: Pumps
Roy -- 12/26/2008, 4:51 pm
I'm Amazed...
Ken Brunton -- 12/23/2008, 12:45 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Bill Hamm -- 12/23/2008, 12:56 am
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Sam McFadden -- 12/23/2008, 10:15 am
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2008, 1:28 am
Infusion vs. wet lay-up
Sam McFadden -- 12/24/2008, 10:55 am
Re: Infusion vs. wet lay-up
Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2008, 1:06 am
Re: Infusion vs. wet lay-up
Sam McFadden -- 12/25/2008, 1:52 pm
Re: Infusion vs. wet lay-up
Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2008, 8:44 pm
Re: Infusion vs. wet lay-up
Sam McFadden -- 12/25/2008, 10:33 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Charlie -- 12/22/2008, 10:44 pm
I'm a fan
Ted Henry -- 12/23/2008, 11:18 am
Thanks *NM*
Sam McFadden -- 12/24/2008, 11:45 am
Whoa! Charlie, Not so fast
Reg Lake -- 12/23/2008, 1:30 am
Re: Whoa! Charlie, Not so fast
Sam McFadden -- 12/23/2008, 10:35 am
Re: Whoa! Charlie, Not so fast
Charlie -- 12/23/2008, 8:28 am
Good intentions.
Reg Lake -- 12/23/2008, 5:16 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top... *LINK*
Sam McFadden -- 12/21/2008, 2:35 pm
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top... *Pic*
Reg Lake -- 12/21/2008, 2:06 am
Re: Other: Seaming a composite Sit on Top...
Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2008, 1:30 am