Fiberglass Mold Making Multi-Part/Advanced EP4
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2022
- In this series of videos, we cover making a multiple part fiberglass mold that will include threaded inserts
We are making a fiberglass mold of a Motorcycle fuel tank from a 1978 Kawasaki KZ650SR. This tank is very rare and hard to obtain.
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I would love to see a series of videos on laying up the actual tank. Great series so far!
Thanks Maybe one day!
@@iccustomsusa8048 so the final tank is laid up as two halves (top tank and the tunnel) and then "glued" together? right?
@@heikkianttila6296yes it is
@@iccustomsusa8048 can you mix vinylester with fillers like epoxy or do you use something else to glue them?
yes I use cabosil and milled fibers with the vinyl ester resin.
You should make a video about how you now use the mold to make the tank. That’d be awesome
One day I will, I forget when it is time to make a tank from this mold.
Great work. Learn a lot. Gonna build a Suzuki ts50x gas tank in fiberglass😊
Great glad it was helpful. Have fun!
@@iccustomsusa8048 thanks😊👍
Great videos, Will you make ep.5 of fiberglass Fuel tank molding process to combine the top and bottom section ?
I'll be waiting for it, best regards..
It may take me a while, as I have some made already, But when I make the next run of tanks I will shoot a video
I wonder how you make thread for the gas cap did you use threaded insert too?, and what you use for glued together the upper and lower parts
@@benidida296 I use threaded insert as well for tank cap, when bonding the 2 halves. I use Vinyl-ester resin, milled fibers, and cabosil to make a paste that is applied to both seam surfaces generously. Tank halves are clamped together using “A” style clamps
Out of curiosity, when you lay up a tank; can it be done in one complete layup? Or do the top and bottom get layed up separately and bonded together? Hence the flange…
Lay up is separate halves are joined via flanges with vinyl ester
I did not know that it was nessesary to process wiht vinyl ester resin.
Not necessary If your fuel does not contain ethanol. Ethanol is bad for certain plastics and polyester resins is known to be affected. Vinyl esters are not as affected.
Amazing videos as always, though i have concerns about the longevity of the tank being full fiberglass. From whst I've seen and heard, fiberglass and gasoline, especially newer forumlas with ethanol, dont mix too well. Do you have a treatment that you use inside the tank after its complete? Beautiful work, i wish i had half the talent thst you do for composite work, but I've bot done much of it and had a very bad experience with it when i was 17 years old that scared me off from wanting to attempt again. I didnt use PPE and almost made my hands into plugs for fiberglass gloves... I tried everything to get it off before restoring to pouring gasoline on my hands to remove it.
Pre-posting edit, I'm still watching the video and you just mentioned an ethonal resistant epoxy.
You should attempt again Acetone removes resins with ease. Also I you are into custom projects fiberglass had very large advantages. As for tank construction I don’t use polyester resin for tank layup I use vinyl ester a better choice for fuels and a epoxy sealer to prevent wicking.
It would make sense seeing as you are making these videos to show how you are layering the fibreglass not just explaining about it and showing the finish product would be helpful Are you the person that is actually making these parts?
In this series I recently added production of the tank which is 4 parts and I go through layup ect.
How much are you selling the tanks for?
I sell them on Ebay for $485
@@iccustomsusa8048 what is the listing? I can't seem to find it.
@@mr.cooper2883 I currently do not have one listed. Been to busy to try and finish one