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*For the reference* be careful when calculating 45° offset
Always add around 5” more to length and width of final CF calculations to leave room for error
CF in a roll has a roughly 1.5” gap from the edge of the film to the actual CF (something to consider)
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Cutouts
It was determined that the 6 individual floor panels that will span the chassis floor is too complex to be cut by hand. To resolve this issue, we plan to make one large panel then use a CNC to cut the shapes of the 6 floor panels. There also need to be cutouts within the 6 panels so interiors can properly mount the seats to the chassis and leave room for the gussets. The image below is a very rough sketch of what the 6 panels look like:
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Nomex Placement V1
There is no 1” Nomex in the bay that is big enough to cover the entire floor panel layup. We need to break up the Nomex into 3 pieces, ensuring that the cuts in the Nomex do not overlap with one of the 6 panels being cut from the big panel made in the layup process. See picture below to see the placement and measurements for the Nomex.
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Day Of Layup
Prepare vacuum bag and breather cloth to match the size of the respective layup
Ensure that if you are using glass for the layup, you have Loctite applied to the surface the surface of the glass to ensure it the panel doesn’t stick to the glass after curing
Make sure that vacuum bag has enough slack to ensure that the bag doesn’t rip once a vacuum is pulled - can be fixed be creating a pleats (image on right)
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**This oven was for the bottom panel not the floor panel, floor panel oven will be much smaller**
Cutouts
It was determined that the 6 individual floor panels that will span the chassis floor is too complex to be cut by hand. To resolve this issue, we plan to make one large panel then use a CNC to cut the shapes of the 6 floor panels. There also need to be cutouts within the 6 panels so interiors can properly mount the seats to the chassis and leave room for the gussets. The image below is a very rough sketch of what the 6 panels look like:
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Nomex Placement V1
There is no 1” Nomex in the bay that is big enough to cover the entire floor panel layup. We need to break up the Nomex into 3 pieces, ensuring that the cuts in the Nomex do not overlap with one of the 6 panels being cut from the big panel made in the layup process. See picture below to see the placement and measurements for the Nomex.
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