02-21-2011, 03:07 PM
(02-21-2011, 02:40 PM)kbilly Wrote: Looks great! and nearly complete...
How you going to do those access pits/wells?
as this is the master for a mold, i do not want to have any large blocks to inhibit a nice smooth layup of the composite laminate - so my plan is to cut out the wells and offset them down just a few mm - this way the shape will be there to guide cutting out the holes in the finished part
i used this technique when laminating the wings for my tie fighter, after removal from the mold the edges and center hole were easily trimmed by simply scoring and snapping the excess off
there are also several other molding minded tweaks that you cant see right now but will become evident when i get to that point in the process
much thought and research has gone into this project so far, probably more planning has been done than actual construction