In-Depth Guide to Resin Infusion (3m Kevlar Moulding)
2024 ж. 13 Мам.
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This in-depth guide to resin infusion shares a lot of the expert advice from our resin infusion training course. It includes advice on positioning reinforcement (in this case Kevlar), inclusion of core materials (3DCore), positioning of resin feed connectors and spiral for good resin distribution and flow rates, and where to position vacuum lines. We cover vacuum bagging technique, drop testing, and running the infusion itself.
The video is the fifth and final part of our Dark Ice Project series covering the manufacture of high-performance polar expedition sledges from design inception to completed components.
Thats a beautiful bathtub.
You guys delivered on this video! Great production quality, and the parts turned out great too. Keep up the excellent work. We've enjoyed following you guys.
Thanks for following guys; glad you’re enjoying it.
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This video autostarted for me, and half way in I was thinking "I haven't watched DarkAero for a while, they might have something new" I'll watch them next, and here you were, in the comments.
I don't know why KZhead suggested these videos to me, but they're fascinating and brilliantly done.
You look heaps happier and less stressed in this video, compared to a couple years back uploads. I hope life is giving you heaps of hugs. 🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🇦🇺🤓
the absolute best tutoial I have ever seen !
Unbelievable how you are putting out so much of industry knowledge out in the public domain for free... Kudos!!
Hi Amit, comments like this are the reason we keep producing more content! We'll have new videos out soon
Always pleasure to watch someone enjoin of their work result.
That was awesome!! I have seen it done in bits and pieces in the background. This is the first time having it explained in detail. Thanks
Wonderful video! Super informative. About 12 years ago I started learning composites manufacturing. This would have been such an amazing resource to have.
Fantastic work. This is a perfect example of a skilled craftsman.
Hands down the best composites videos online, clear, concise and no wasted time with the edit or narration. Awesome mate.
Wow, thanks, that's pretty good feedback. I'm glad we're getting it right.
What a fascinating process. Thank you for showing me.
Brilliant. Watching these videos over the past few months has really sparked my imagination. Can't wait to get one of those starter kits and build something!
Nice one Brendon. Can’t wait to see and hear how you get on 👍
Always extremely informative ! This young man knows his craft well !
I can't stop watching these videos
Perfect timing, I just finished watching the other videos :)
"I'm really pleased how it's turned out" Even without polishing this looks amazing
Very impressive craftsmanship and materials science! Great video production and editing along with professional presenting skills.
An outstanding effort, beautifully filmed and highly educational. Thanks for the lesson!
Thanks for the feedback John - its this kind of comment that makes us want to make more videos :)
Honestly thank you for all your videos and all your work. It has taught us so much! You are a brilliant person!
Wow, that's very generous, thanks :)
Your videos are so good and professional. I could watch them all day. I have been following this build with interest. Seems like the complicated video you made. Thank you.
Thanks Carl. It’s the most content we’ve put into a ‘series’ so far and the physical scale of the component made for more work too! It’s always more interesting for us when it’s a real project, not just a demo, because real projects always throw up challenges that you would just avoid for a simple demonstration. Hopefully Alex and the team will get to have their adventure later this year which will complete the story!
Those look amazing. Incredible job
All you videos are fn awesome, but this one is both a perfect segue and so detailed in what to do too not screw projects up. It’s real good to be able to follow and have someone who you can trust... mistakes are pricey in this field ha! 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🍀🍀🍀🤓
Unbelievable quality, thanks for taking us along on this remarkable journey. I have learned so much. Thanks again!
Appreciate the comment, I'm glad you managed to learn something new :D
well done sir. all your productions. professional, practical, and wealth of knowledge.
I'm pleased and amazed for what you have done. I'm into 3d printing and this is so usefull. I'd be delighted if you could make a video where it can be added some threaded inserts. I think that they must be placed and fixed before, laying up or infusing it. Thanks for share tour knowledge. Because of your videos I'm so interested in composites and its fabrication.
amazing!!!!! I really enjoy this video series, great work!
I've been doing CF Vacuum Bagging Resin Infusion on and off for many years, (even at a professional aerospace company for a while) but this is the most concise instruction on this that I have seen
Awesome video!!! Easy to follow and love that you show the part afterwards!!
Thanks Jacob :)
Another brilliant video and brilliant customer service on the phone today. Looking forward to the next video
Thank you Liam, it’s great to hear we’re getting it right.
This is at most impressive, commercial tutorial that's a way to go. Easy, as you stand for your word. Amazing, clear series of videos, including that bike build and this, another treat. Thanks so much.
Hi Jan, thanks for your comments. That's praise indeed. We'll try to keep it up :)
I am always waiting excited the new projects,so curious for the next one.
Hi Mark, next is a whole series on 3D printing for composites 👍
Absolutely awesome job once again. I live in a more rural part of Florida in the US and have ordered from you guys on several occasions now and each time have received the products within 48 hours. Absolutely unreal!!! Keep it up!
That’s great feedback, thanks for being a customer all the way from Florida; it’s great to hear that we’re getting deliveries to you so quick 👍
That is so satisfying to watch! Such a comprehensive, in-depth series - thanks.
Thanks Mceajc, it’s been a ‘deep dive’ for sure.
Fantastic video, thank you. Learned a few of the little errors I've been having trouble with in larger moulds
That's great to hear Logan, thanks for watching and glad you picked up a tip or two :)
I’m at the end of the video now.... WOWwwwew! So trick man! Love your work!!! 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🍀🍀😎🤓❄️☃️🌬 Best of luck to the ice trekkers!! 😊
another great presentation - good luck to the Dark Ice Team
Thanks Peter. First thing the Dark Ice Team need to beat, along with the rest of us, is COVID at the moment. The project is 'on ice' (pun intended) until various borders re-open. Hopefully later this year they'll be able to set off.
I know I've said it before, but thanks for these fantastic videos. It really adds a value that few suppliers offer.
Thanks, that’s what we try to do 😃
Fantastic work easy composites! A great final product from a professional company.
Cheers Tim 👍
Thanks for the video. As always very informative. Thanks for pointing out all the details and thought-processes that come with experience. I've watched a lot of tutorials and I'm always pleased to discover more that I hadn't seen / considered! Just wishing you had few USA outlets.
Thanks for the feedback Paul, we really will be getting something good together for our US customers/followers.
This video answered sooo many questions.
So much knowledge and skill being imparted. These videos are awesome. Thank you.
Appreciate the really kind feedback, thanks for commenting!
Awesome tutorial !!! Keep them coming. I’ve always wanted to do this but didn’t know everything involved.
Thanks FD, glad you found this interesting. When you decide to take the plunge, you know where we are :)
Thanks for your videos! I took a lot of information about laminating and vacuum infusion from them! I even started my youtube channel about composites!) And it's really great to see this process again after trying it. Now I can see so much more interesting details. And special thanks for information about cutting kevlar, I had some issues with edges, now I will try to fix them.
Thanks for the comment and feedback. It’s great to hear they’ve helped you and that you even have your own channel. I’ll check it out!
you are so good, so pro... with these videos, how you make them, the content inside of them - quite rare these days. big congratulations! ;-)
Thanks very much. We put a lot of work into them, it’s great to hear they’re appreciated.
Another great video, and brilliant finish on that shell.
Glad you enjoyed David!
Very nice and informative video..knowledge feeding contents deserve a 👍👍👍👍👍,,thank u
Thanks for this ! Finally understand the Process ! Wishing the Best for the Rub-aDub-Dub, Three Men with their Kevlar Tubs !!
Thanks for the very informative video! My masters thesis has to do with resin infusion and this gave me a really good overview of the process.
Hi Clara, I'm glad that this was useful in your research!
Good job guys! Great video with an amazing result!
Thank you Matthieu!
Great info and delivery. Can’t wait to do my first molds.
Hi James, fantastic, look forward to hearing how you get on.
These video presentations are excellent! Well done👌
Thanks Jon!
thank you
I learn so much more from these videos than from my university teachers. Thanks for sharing these!
that's Right!
Great series! Enjoyed watching it!
Thanks Rick, glad you enjoyed it.
Great video.
easy composite is the number 1 composite company in the world, you always are amazing and with your help and tutorials i learned to work with composite materials and after 3 years I opened my own composite shop and all of this happened bc of you guys, you make m dream come true
Thank you so much Amir, that’s amazing to hear. We appreciate your business and comments.
Excellent video guys, and very well explained and delivered as usual. My latest order has just arrived, and I'm sure you'll be taking much more of my money in the future 😂 Keep up the good work
Thank you Gary; much appreciated.
I just noticed that the Alex in this video is the same Alex whose lifeboat conversion videos I've been watching lately! The sleds turned out really nice looking. I hope to see more of them from his end. :)
Hi Hugo, yes, I’m sure Alex is keen to get out and use them. Just waiting for the COVID situation to resolve before some borders are reopened!
Once again another fantastic and informative video thanks
Thanks Jonathon :)
The upload schedule could be a bit more frequent. But the wait IS ALWAYS worth it. Great video as always, top quality and definitely the no 1 out there. Thank you👌
Cheers Rybo, COVID and Brexit haven’t helped this time!
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT You are the Best, Robert
Thank you, we appreciate the comment.
I like that the channel is posting more frequent again
Thanks William, we aim to keep more content coming as best we can.
Your videos inspired me to start making composite components and this one is very good 👍. One development I have made that helps is to use suspended resin pots with the lines coming from the bottom. I use big squash bottles with the bottom cut out. Air comes out the lines naturally and I never worry about the lines falling out. I have them at part height. I use silicone bungs to hold the lines in place. Also I have no wasted resin. 👍. Worth an experiment, you might be surprised.
Hi Chris, thanks very much for your comment. That does sound like an interesting idea, we'll do some experimentation some time and see how we get on.
As perfect as possible. Really good. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed Tony!
Again.... you guys are so awesome....
Love the level of detail with his presentations . It’s too bad that they had to cancel their expedition.
Great video, as always!
Thank you!
great video, thanks and keep it up.
Amazing vid
Cool series.
Great job!
That's a great tutorial guys, thanks so much!
Thanks for the great feedback, it makes it worthwhile and makes us want to make more!!
Thanks, great video
You guys make some pretty awesome projects. I work building parts for the rv industry and really wished we had demand for some of the higher end composites. It would be nice to have the challenge.
Hi J; thanks for your comments. Yes, it's nice to have some challenges to get stuck into. I hope they come along for you :)
Great stuff . Well done and thank you. Can't understand why anybody would want to flog themselves on the Ice, ah well! Good Luck Fellas.
this composite is very important in manufacture
A great video as always.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it
Another outstanding video. Thanks.
Thanks Cameron, glad you enjoyed it
excellent, extremely helpful video.
Thanks Sarah, glad you enjoyed it.
That's awesome explained will you make another indepth video with vacuum infusion but on a kayak covering deck and hull joint and seam doing that will be super
Amazing process. Makes me want to build something.
Great to hear, we hope you decide to do it!
Just what i needed. Starting my carbon intake project as soon as the material gets here😊 good vid👌
Good stuff. Look forward to hearing how you get on 👍
@@easycompositestv first time doing tubes and going to try a few techniques. Wanted to order from you guys but due to the brexit i'm gonna wait till there is a definit agreement on transfers across europe.
Awesome explanation of the infusion process! Your videos are a great resource. I still disagree with you about clamping off the vacuum right after infusion - but its hard to argue with the outcome! There’s always room for more right answers. Your pre-feeding resin to the clamps trick is a great idea. Thank you!
Personal choice which method you choose or find works best for you. Leaving the pump running is fine when you have a decent resin break.
Hi, thank you for your vids on here, they are really good! I’m a boat builder and have intermittent sessions of infusing components and the like. I’m always picking up little gems from both your videos and the comments below! Like the guy above, I can’t get my head round turning off the vac once the resin’s through. In a perfect world it obviously works as you’ve proved but I simply don’t trust my ability to get it perfect 😂 I have a more Heath Robinson type catch pot made from 6” waste pipe so I’m not too bothered about replacing it if I get a bit of resin through! Again, thank you for the great videos 👍🙂
Great to have an in depth guide with explanations. Too many mute infusion videos out there.
Thanks, yes, agreed. It's actually quite limiting how much you can learn from just seeing the last stage of an infusion without understanding any of the 'why'. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Well done excellent video! Thank You
Glad you enjoyed it!
So educational. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed Aaron!
thank you i put alot of hard work into this video
I learned some crucial info in this, especially the existence of that sticky spray and two of those cloths. But I think that its a lot of work to go to to save a quart of epoxy over just rolling on. Finally, admit it- those are just bath tubs. You can only fool some of us!
Saving resin is not the point of this
Another great video!
Thanks Tim
Very well presented.
Thanks Luciano, appreciated.
Amazing skills. 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I'd love to see some destructive testing on these pieces
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it
@@easycompositestv Yet to watch a video from you guys that i didnt enjoy. Keep it up. And lets not get started on how much yall have taught me about composites. If it werent for your videos and a couple other creators, i wouldnt be confident i can make my own aero package for my time attack build. Gonna be diving into it real soon using what you have taught me.
I love these videos, hands and heads above anything else out there. In the USA here and sad being a customer isn’t easier. You would be my goto. I mentioned before that I’m wanting to make a Fiat 500 carbon fiber hood identical to yours made a while back. Covid has hit my family he’s and sadly my plans have come to a stop. I’m trying to source an affordable vacuum pump here and some good quality carbon chips to skin a carbon diffuser that was cracked by a hit and run idiot in a parking lot last spring. Skinning it with forged fibers and vacuum bagging it would surely make it look amazing. It’s cracked along tope edge and is all consmetic. I used a baking soda a cyanoacralte mixture when it happened to keep the crack from spreading. Eventually, I’ll remove, fill and skin and possibly tint the coating. The part is so much lighter and it was almost $1000.00 new, I’d hate to trash it. In the mean time please keep up the great work and since the forged look is in, can you do a video showing a cosmetic skinning or epoxy tuning to influence a color difference? Thank you and please keep the vids coming, the education is priceless
Thanks Sean, great to hear from you and learn what your working on. For sure this pandemic has put a lot of plans on hold, including some of ours. We’ll certainly do some tutorials working with chopped carbon but, as you might expect, ours may be a little bit of a different take compared to what’s out there already. All the best with your projects.
Hey Paul. This tutorial is amazing. Thanks for sharing this with us! I have a quick question. What if there is a place where the resin didn't reach? Not because of leakage but for example because of a wrong setting of the resin hoses or so. Is there a way to fix that and save the part? Thanks man!
Hi Paulo, yes, you can often recover a situation like that or at least make it a bit better. It’s a bit of a messy process but you can ‘graft’ a new resin inlet and vacuum line, in situ. It’s difficult to explain but maybe I could do a short demo at some point.
Thank you!!
Nice one!
amazing!
Amazing
Awesome video packed with useful info. However, I can't help it thinking that a conventional bathtub would serve equally fine as mold :)
Such a Boss.