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Carbon fiber stock build
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<blockquote data-quote="JimmyO" data-source="post: 2028849" data-attributes="member: 93729"><p>Is the carbon fiber going to be exposed when finished? </p><p></p><p>I assume this is going to be a 2 piece mold. Do you plan to vacuum bag the two halves separately or do you have a plan that would enable you to do it as one piece?</p><p></p><p> If molding separately, how do you plan to join the two halves? I have watched a YouTube video where Sako uses a carbon fiber "sock" over a foam plug to make everything seemless. They then injection molded the entire sock covered foam "plug" in a mold.</p><p></p><p>I would think getting a pair of exact matching "halves" will be very difficult using hot glue. Instead of the hot glue to hold it in place, have you considered using threaded steel rods? I would think two rods screwed into the recoil pad mount holes and 1 into the forend tip would work perfect. Then when you are ready to mold the 2nd half you could just flip it over into the second mold. You would just need to make sure you pour your epoxy exactly half way each time.</p><p></p><p>Kudos to you for undertaking such an awesome project!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimmyO, post: 2028849, member: 93729"] Is the carbon fiber going to be exposed when finished? I assume this is going to be a 2 piece mold. Do you plan to vacuum bag the two halves separately or do you have a plan that would enable you to do it as one piece? If molding separately, how do you plan to join the two halves? I have watched a YouTube video where Sako uses a carbon fiber "sock" over a foam plug to make everything seemless. They then injection molded the entire sock covered foam "plug" in a mold. I would think getting a pair of exact matching "halves" will be very difficult using hot glue. Instead of the hot glue to hold it in place, have you considered using threaded steel rods? I would think two rods screwed into the recoil pad mount holes and 1 into the forend tip would work perfect. Then when you are ready to mold the 2nd half you could just flip it over into the second mold. You would just need to make sure you pour your epoxy exactly half way each time. Kudos to you for undertaking such an awesome project! [/QUOTE]
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