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Fibreglass Chop Strand Double Bias Roving

Chop Strand Mat is a general purpose reinforcement material. It is composed of chopped fiberglass of various lengths randomly dispersed to provide equal distribution in all directions, held together with a chemical binder. The end result is a material that creates good stiffness in products when used alone or in conjuction with other fiberglass fabrics. Chop Strand Mat is commonly used because of its low cost and the good bond provided between layers of Woven Roving or fiberglass cloth. It is also commonly used by itself for a wide variety of glassing applications where a thick, heavy, durable, coarse finish is required. Chop Strand Mat is usually categorized by weight per square foot.In most cases the materials are usually a Woven Material or Cloth for high tensile strength along with Chop Strand Mat to reduce labor cost.

Epoxy Resin R180

Modified, low viscosity epoxy resin. Used in conjunction with H180 for the construction of reinforced laminates in the Marine and Civil Engineering Industries. Low viscosity combined with fast cure makes this system ideal for sand filled mortars and grouts.

Longboard Mould

Reflections Term 2 Week 9

First two periods I once again spent two hours sanding my mould to the desirable result, I'm getting closer to the next step. Another period in the com lab & this week I tried hard to get more Solidworks project out of the way

Reflections Term 2 Week 8

Last week all of my moulds were cut out, however they were rough & they needed more work done on them. I spent two hours sanding down my moulds & i got pretty close to the result I wanted. Next period was in the com lab, there were no problems apart from a few unsandable rough patches on my mould

Reflections Term 2 Week 7

This week I cut out the basic shape of my moulds & sanded the rough spots, which so far hasn't made much of a difference, perhaps I'm not working hard enough. The next two lessons were spent in the computer lab. Over the course of these periods I tried my best to understand the mechanics of solidworks & produce a virtual 3D board. The main problem this week was definitely trying to get my head around Solidworks which seems like a complicated program, but in reality is probably quite simple.

Longboard Mould

Reflections Term 2 Week 6

Since Monday was a public holiday there were only 2 periods for work this week. Most of the time was spent in the computer lab & we got to use Solidworks for a 3rd time. I am currently having problems figuring out how to use Solidworks properly.