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Orange Tooling Gel Coat https://www.fibreglast.com/product/Orange_Tooling_Gel_Coat_just_gel_coats_188
For coating the mold
Vacuum pump
And associated tube/fittings
Requires standard 120V outlet
Vacuum bags and tape
Mylar film
For wrapping the airfoils before bagging for a good surface finish
Paint rollers
High-Level Procedure
Expected to take place in late January 2024
Molds [2x 2hr active]
All molds will be covered in gelcoat to prevent resin from seeping into the foam during the layup. All front molds will be coated in one session; all rear molds will be coated in the same work session.
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The sealed bag can be moved, and will take 2-7 days to fully cure, pending temperature. For the curing, the parts can be brought back to campus and sit sealed up in the NER bay until fully cured.
Bodywork
Taking place early December
Geometries
The nosecone consists of two primary panels and a top panel. The sidepod is one piece.
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Orange Tooling Gel Coat https://www.fibreglast.com/product/Orange_Tooling_Gel_Coat_just_gel_coats_188
Vacuum pump, tubing, fittings
Vacuum bags and tape
Paint rollers
Mylar film
Vacuum bagging breather/bleeder https://www.fibreglast.com/product/Breather_and_Bleeder_579/Vacuum_Bagging_Films_Peel_Ply_Tapes
High-Level Procedure
Taking place early December
Mold [2hr active]
The mold will be covered in gelcoat. The setup and fabrication time should take ~1 hour, and the gel coat will cure in ~45 minutes. Mold will be fabricated and stored in a ventilated area during curing and removed once curing completes.
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