Cheap DIY vacuum bagging for fiberglass hydrofoil

Materials used:
www.clearwater...
Fibre Glast Breather Bleeder... www.amazon.com...
Amazon Basics Vacuum Compression... www.amazon.com...
Peel-Ply Econoply J-60 Release... www.amazon.com...

[@1967250s]

Cool job, and nice work. To help make the peel ply removal easier and to get a better finish, wax the peel ply first, then wet out the fiberglass on a sheet of plastic, squeegee out the excess, then apply to the foil. This will keep you from having too much resin in the glass which makes for a better finish, lighter weight, and easier peel ply removal. Also don't put the part directly under the vacuum port of the vacuum bag to avoid raised spots. Luck!

[@asten9647]

Can you make videos of it

[@karljohansen3935]

yooo I used to make surfboards professional for cannibal surf, have a over lap, instead of layer going off the surface, only do the top wrap the overlap to the bottom sand it then vac bag the bottom and do the same thing, creates more structure instead of cutting an area that gets high pressure the load goes to the other side not just the cut end, also if it flexes it could delay due to the cut surface, you did a great job and this comment is my opinion im not an engineer, j speaking fro my experience and what I've seen . cheers

[@amonus-air2160]

cool project! Thanks for sharing. May I suggest you use some type of polypropylene sheeting next to the lay-up, followed by a breather fabric (paper towels) then the vacuum bag. Release will be easier. 😎👍

[@mountainbikekids2764]

Quick question. Can you use paper towels instead of breather cloth?

[@amonus-air2160]

@@mountainbikekids2764 yes. I use them every time but you'll need a layer between it and the resin, like polypropylene plastic .

[@jonbarker9183]

Good job on making the part. The precision of crosslinking profanity when things stick, can only be achieved through experience(s).

[@rimvise.4155]

Hi! Nice work! Would you mind sharing the 3D model of this bigger front wing?

[@dredre9484]

Where you vacuum plug is add a extra bit of cloth so it minamize dents😅

[@junvervasig]

is it possible to share the STL? :)

[@wardex9094]

Really good vidéo !

[@fonwoolridge]

Really nice job!

[@Masterryman]

Easy peel huh.... ? 😅

[@pedrosweepe5928]

use a hair dryer or heat gun to help you with the peel-ply

[@Heathfloors]

Soooo many videos online of how to do this properly... Surprised you got this wrong.

[@stanburdick9708]

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