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I went balls-deep in some CDT poon and this is what birthed itself...
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<blockquote data-quote="marleyskater420" data-source="post: 7944815" data-attributes="member: 549075"><p>Oh so I figure I should tell you how I did this..</p><p></p><p>Well I made the cutouts for the rings using 1/4" MDF, then used a hot glue gun and cut dowels to fit the speaker's depth, and put the rings on the shape I wanted the board to be.</p><p></p><p>Then I wrapped it in fabric, and this is where the guy at Tap Plastics really came in handy..</p><p></p><p>So I used Vinyl Ester resin, not a polyester resin like most.</p><p></p><p>I also used a single-layer fiberglass mat, and then a second quill/twill (whatever you wanna call it) layer, which gives it that carbon fiber look.</p><p></p><p>So steps:</p><p></p><p>1)Mixed up some resin and put on my heavy metal mix</p><p></p><p>2)ingested copious amounts of drugs to keep me entertained for hours</p><p></p><p>3)wet the fabric with the resin, just enough for the resin to sit on top, then gently applied the single-layer mat on top. I did this all the way around the panel until the entire thing had a layer of single-ply matting on it.</p><p></p><p>*Tip*= if you use scissors, like I do, to cut the mat, take your fingers and run it along the freshly cut edge of the mat to separate the edges of it. The cloth is more absorbent this way. Really helps a lot. Especially with small pieces.</p><p></p><p>4)While it was all still wet (this resin takes a long time to cure) I took my quill and laid it down over the single-ply matting. The cool stuff about this is that you can do huge cuts of it because it moves and bends to contours really well. So the whole panel took maybe 5 pieces, whereas the single ply matting took like 15 or so.</p><p></p><p>5)I let this stuff cure last night, and today when I get home I'll sand it with some 80 grit (if it has cured..its outside and 50 degrees so it isn't ideal conditions) and report back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marleyskater420, post: 7944815, member: 549075"] Oh so I figure I should tell you how I did this.. Well I made the cutouts for the rings using 1/4" MDF, then used a hot glue gun and cut dowels to fit the speaker's depth, and put the rings on the shape I wanted the board to be. Then I wrapped it in fabric, and this is where the guy at Tap Plastics really came in handy.. So I used Vinyl Ester resin, not a polyester resin like most. I also used a single-layer fiberglass mat, and then a second quill/twill (whatever you wanna call it) layer, which gives it that carbon fiber look. So steps: 1)Mixed up some resin and put on my heavy metal mix 2)ingested copious amounts of drugs to keep me entertained for hours 3)wet the fabric with the resin, just enough for the resin to sit on top, then gently applied the single-layer mat on top. I did this all the way around the panel until the entire thing had a layer of single-ply matting on it. *Tip*= if you use scissors, like I do, to cut the mat, take your fingers and run it along the freshly cut edge of the mat to separate the edges of it. The cloth is more absorbent this way. Really helps a lot. Especially with small pieces. 4)While it was all still wet (this resin takes a long time to cure) I took my quill and laid it down over the single-ply matting. The cool stuff about this is that you can do huge cuts of it because it moves and bends to contours really well. So the whole panel took maybe 5 pieces, whereas the single ply matting took like 15 or so. 5)I let this stuff cure last night, and today when I get home I'll sand it with some 80 grit (if it has cured..its outside and 50 degrees so it isn't ideal conditions) and report back. [/QUOTE]
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