How to Make a Plug for a Mold - Part 3
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- In Part 3 of this video series on making a plug, Stephan is fairing the fiberglass on the foam to get the form just right so he can get a perfect mold off of it. Using TotalBoat's Total Fair Epoxy Fairing Compound, you can easily fill and smooth out any imperfections without a tons of difficult sanding.
Use this video to make your own plug for a mold for any kind of part. Ask us your questions below and we can help try to translate this for your own project.
Organic respirator, gloves, long sleeves, and eye protection.
Especially with the Acetone.
@@brotherbrovet1881 the epoxy is way more harmful than acetone
Ironman
or just carve it out of wood. then you can even do it naked
Thanks for the helpful video, what a brilliant way to make a plug! Thanks
Thanks for the helpful video
No kidding, apart from the boat building, (we made one too), you could be best suited to America's Best Voice competition!
Ha thank you!!!
This is great to know and love the way you presented the topic however in my case for the project i need done right now its cheaper for me to just buy the part than buy all the stuff required to make one. This would be good for multiple runs of the same part.
Nice series, thanks for posting. I noticed you never once had any respirators on. Is your product VOC-free and completely safe to breath at all times in unlimited quantities? Most other videos seem to warn against the fumes as being very dangerous to once's health.
He's not a little girl and we wouldn't be able to hear him if he wore it
@@brucekirk5386 there's a difference between acting like a girl and wearing proper respirators. As someone who has breathing issues because of this i would reccomend it
#2 its called a voice over and is very simple to do 🤷🏼♂️
He recorded his voice after the video. Yes he should wore a mask @@brucekirk5386
Surely you need a dust mask when doing this work with epoxy as one who uses it a lot.
Exactly.
We agree and hope everyone will wear a proper respirator when working with epoxy.
I use my girlfriend.
...for emotional support.
...and, a gas mask, if I have much gas.
Definitely, use a mask and eye protection, with this stuff; or, she will be burying you, and later finding that certain structures didn't rot away exactly!
I mean, if she's nuts, and dug you up again. She might find a form for you nasal cavity, even an entire outer shell, you didn't know you had built up!
Good
A dust mask doesn't protect you from fumes while mixing the products. Just like they don't protect you from covid.
Awesome video. Question. If I wanted to make just a hollow mold how would or could I remove the fiberglass from the foam after it hardens? Basically I want to make a hollow structure out of the fiberglass based on the shape of the foam.
Awesome Videos! :) I'm considering using this product to build a full set of custom fairings for my motorcycle, that's the front fairing, sides, fender, and tail section. I'm not sure how much I will need, would a gallon of the fairing compound (resin and hardener) work? And would I need the same amount of epoxy or could I get away with using a quart? Thanks!
Maybe I missed it, but why did you use epoxy instead of polyester??
who ever really knows? Not even Peter!
this guy's lungs is so strong that would kill the Corona Virus in seconds...
nice bro thank you
I'm guessing that if I want more strength I can do multiple layers of glass with epoxy (allowing curing time in between)?
you don't have to allow curing time in between. just add more layers and epoxy while doing your first coat.
What if anything did you put underneath to keep it from sticking to the table when you were using fiberglass? (New to fiberglass)
+Matt Day you can cut up a garbage bag - or use any plastic sheeting. works perfectly.
I’m surprised the epoxy doesn’t eat through the pink panther insulation. Was there some method you used to keep it from melting the insulation?
You're confusing epoxy resin with polyester resin (which too many wrongly simply call fiberglass resin), which contains styrene monomer and is catalysed with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide among other strong solvents that will eat polystyrene. , . He's using epoxy, which has none of these problems.
I'm doing a similar project. Would the quart size epoxy resin kit be enough or would I need a gallon? Thanks.
Where can I find out about the products you used. I want to build a fender
Does the bits of dust still in the removed air pockets cause any delamination later?
Never mind. It's only a plug.. That dont matter. Oops
How do you know when you should stop sanding? Also, I noticed that there were some spots that were still pink. Do you not need to cover all of it with the epoxy?
IT should all be covered. Stop sanding when it's smooth.
Theres something called guide coat. Or a black spray can. You mist the paint over all the filler. So once its all sanded the paint would all be gone
When you die of lung disease because you don't wear a respirator when sanding fiberglass!
Dosnt the cardboard leech the puttys chemicals out?
What is the exact technical name of the form board you are using for making the plug?
Pink Panther insulation foam. Available at Home Depot and most hardware/ home stores.
This is a great series. Thank you. How come you use the polyester resin for the mold itself but epoxy resin for the plug and seat pan?
Epoxy resin is super expensive. Evidently it didn't melt the foam though. Polyester is cheap but fine for a mold.
great job but you should start wearing some ppe. Also using cardboard to mix is not a good idea. I draws the resins out of the filler making it not as durable.
Could you use the same principle in a much larger scale to make a boat mold?
absolutely!
A whole ship too!
@@giovannijoseph9580 Make Titanic V2.0
Could I use an orbital sander?
Hi sir, I just want to know if I make a whole model of a car out of industrial clay. Then how can I make a part mould of fiberglass for making body. Will that clay can be dried
So I just want to make sure that I understand, you made a model car out of clay and you are wondering if the fiberglass would dry out the clay?
@@TotalBoat yeah, I want to make a mould exact shape of clay model. So that I can make a carbon fibre body in that mould. Same as that you made plug for motorcycle seat
@@tejasgssaradhi6767 So you could do that you would probably want to get the clay that will harden up from like a kelim. Also, I would say it would depend on the shape that the piece is and how tightly the fibers are woven together. Also to be honest I have never done this small scalded before.
@@TotalBoat whoa,,, so I can try covering clay model with dampseal and then make fiberglass mould
@@tejasgssaradhi6767 You should be looking into air hardening industrial clay. Last price I saw was $2.50 per pound, which is not much clay. There are books covering the technique used by the styling departments of auto manufactures and speciality companies. Don't know if GM Tech still holds the yearly contest for high schoolers in which they design/build/finish 1/10 scale models of dream cars. I looked into it in the late 50's but the 18 year olds who won were so advanced I never started my project!
Acetone absorbs very readily through skin. WEAR GLOVES/Respirator. Not good for your neurons otherwise.
can i also use ply wood instat
Only 1 layer? Hmm I was told not to use cardboard it takes to much moisture out of your mud.
Been mixing on cardboard since the 70,s never lost a bond yet
warning: use gloves and dust mask....very dangerous materials
No link to the store?
www.totalboat.com
can you use regular cloth to substitute the fiber glass sheet. ?
If your extremely low budget.. maybe..
Never use cardboard see the wetness in the cardboard the chemicals in the filler your losing it’s mixing property and I went to school for this you must use a plastic or steel board always
Never use cardboard!
Why?
Some wax’s on some card board , may cause adhesion issues
That putty is probably not cheap you can use Bondo and get the same results for less money. Also you are breathing all kinds of chemicals, epoxy, fiberglass and so on with no respirator you are just asking for trouble.
Where to buy this Epoxy ?
www.totalboat.com/product-category/resins/
Will you ship it global ?
shit looks delicious
so many part...
You should be wearing a respirator,fiberglass dust is really bad for your lungs,plus you should be wearing gloves,you can seriously compromise your skin with these chemicals.
All that dust. You need to wear a mask. Not worth dying over.
Don't do as he did, and
not wear a dust mask when sanding. A respirator is a good idea too. When he's older he's gonna cough up a lung. Trust me even wearing them, some will still get through. But not as much as wearing nothing.
Jeebus you dont know how to glass. All that air bubble show your amateurism.