Building 1 time use mold. input?

[John R]

Probably won't work for you - here it is

[strick]

abl1111- My brother bending 1/8 inch hardboard.



3/8-1/5 inch core cell. Make lip/flange inward.

Strick

[abl1111]

John - That is the exact idea of what I want to do. I think that I will be able to get away w/ a wider version of that one, giving me more storage area. What is the dimension of yours ? And what make seats are those? I am looking for seats like those. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Strick - WOW ! That stuff does bend ! When you do make a mold, I assume you build the outside frame first - then you attach the hardboard - but how do you attach the hardboard, w/ small nails and then smooth over ? And, in an application like mine ( a rectangular-box ), I would have 90 degree corners on the inside - I know you use epoxy, fileted and smoothed out to achieve the smooth radius corners. Can you use clay there instead ?

Thx,

Alan

[strick]

abl111- you can glue the hardboard with "Liquid Nails" or use small finish nails (ones without a flat head) to attach to frame. Or use both. I've tried clay but not had as good a luck with it as with microbubbles in epoxy. Microbubbles sand very easily once hard. A good fiberglass shop should be able to set you up. Is there a "Fiberglass Hawaii" in your area? There is one two hours from my home and the head guy there used to build boats for a living and is very helpful when I have questions about all the products... of course I've spent more then a few bucks there [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Good Luck

[John R]

ABL - the seats are from Todd. Once piece seats plus the cushions... Not sure on the dimensions but I can look that up over the next couple days. The seats Might get reused but also might go up on Ebay...

[abl1111]

Strick,

Can I use polyester w/ micrb's instead of $$$epoxy$$$ ??

Thx,

Alan

[strick]

Alan- I'm sure you can but I've never tried it. The odor of Polyester is too much for it's use in the close quarters of my garage.

Strick