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It is better to infuse against gravity
Reduces risk for dry-spots - the resin cannot just flow in-accordance to gravity
Depends on the scale of the part
Perforate your core with 1/8” holes spaced around an inch apartHelps the resin flow-through adequately through both-sides
Can use school’s CNC machine to program and cut-holes
Always perform a vacuum-drop test before starting infusions - no drop in 15 minutes
Use breather if-possible to prevent the bag from being punctured
Always add lots of pleats (6” long) to your bag so that every-crevice is covered well with the tape
including at the tubing where the Enka sits
Instead of wrapping the chromate tape around the tubing, stuff the chromate inside, poke a small-hole for the resin to go-through
Use rollers to help seal the chromate together (VERY important the seal is perfect)
Add 0.5-0.75” foam to necessary places in Aero-body where there will be cut-outs during infusion - helps keep the structure together
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Abrase surfaces with 80-120 grit sandpaper to areas
Mix and bond materials together
Consider adding creating tooling wherever-means-necessary to help bond it together -things together
Screws Knowledge-dump:
consider adding torque strips - that way when screws come-loose it visibly shows up on-the-part
Male versus Female Mold:
Male molds are better for when you want the out-side of your part to look nice, for example for the aero you want the outside of the car to be the “A” side to decrease drag so you use a female-mold
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