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Cold in the Shed

It's cold in the shed being winter and progress on all things Mazda progress very slowly. I managed to convert the Fridge pump I had sitting around into a vacuum pump. I plan to use it for Vacuum bagging fibreglass and carbon fibre, the only problem I foresee is that although it can pull a reasonable vacuum the rate it can evacuate is slow. Maybe a way to boost its performance would be to have chamber that is pre-evacuated attached to it so that a majority of the initial evacuation is done by the vacuum chamber.



Apart from that I've been adding to my tooling getting more Vice-Grips & welding orientated equipment and am currently looking for a reasonably priced second hand MIG Plasma cutter.

I've Also been watching a large number of Youtube clips around Carbon fibre part manufacturing:


And priced up a mold making kit:
Small mould making kit (Epoxy resin size: 1.2L west, Epoxy hardener speed: slow, Gelcoat additive : 900ml, Gelcoat pigment 15ml: Yes, Chopped strand mat (m): 1, Putty additive: 600ml, Chopped fiberglass: 50g, Mould release wax: Yes, PVA mould release: Yes, Plastic cups: 10, Paint brushes: None, Nitrile gloves: Box of 100)

Cart Items Qty Item Price Item Total
Subtotal: AUD $189.60
Shipping (Courier): AUD $68.00
Grand Total: AUD $257.60
GST Included in Total: AUD $23.42

http://www.playwithcarbon.com/build-your-own-kits/
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Location: Launceston TAS, Australia

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