Comments on: Fibreglass CPU Duct for a Quiet Home Theatre PC

By: Charlee

Charlee — Mon, 16 May 2011 06:02:09 +0000

I feel so much happier now I unesdrtnad all this. Thanks!

By: RhysGoodwin

RhysGoodwin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:03:56 +0000

Hi Ray,

To be honest I can’t really remember what went wrong with the plaster or paris except the resin never set up. I think that I didn’t let the plaster harden/dry for long enought and I think it was still too damp and cold. I wouldn’t rule it out as a mold making medium. I probably just didn’t apply enough patience!

Cheers,
Rhys

By: ray

ray — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:20:36 +0000

sure mate, id be happy to do a guest post next project. what ive done you pretty much know but you might pick something up that you havent tried. you mentioned that you d tried to make a cast out of plaster, i ve thought of trying that myself, what went wrong? i can only imagine that maybe the plaster was too absorbent. if your ever in melbourne i could tee it up to take you through the factory that i worked at. i m sure the boss would be impressed with what you have done on your own. cheers

By: RhysGoodwin

RhysGoodwin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:56:07 +0000

Good stuff. Yeah I’d be keen to see. And maybe you could do a “guest post” here sometime if you’re keen?

By: ray

ray — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:42:17 +0000

its gelcoated and yes it is polyester as for the mould, well thats what i like about your work you actually made the plug from wood, i just took my rc car shell and made a mould out of that. my first attempt was the same thing only making a 3 piece mould. it was really just an experiment and the final product had join lines but i wanted to have a go at it, would have been better suited to a boat hull where the join line is on the bottom. i ll take some pictures of the moulds if you like and send them to you somehow. cheers and keep up the good work!! you ve inspired me to make my own plug!!

By: RhysGoodwin

RhysGoodwin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:24:18 +0000

Wow Ray that’s really nice! How do you do the mould for that? And is it painted or gel-coat? Or do you just put pigment in the resin. Polyester I presume? I think I should be getting tips off you! My current project is just a basic cast resin box for housing another electronics project I’m working. I’d like to do a full PC case one of these days from fibreglass. So many projects! but must finish some before I start any more!

Cheers,
Rhys

By: ray

ray — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:45:47 +0000

would be very interested to see. i used to work in a fibreglass factory in melbourne australia, but only in the finishing area where we would trim , repair and clean the finished products. i have bought some supplies and just started to make a couple of moulds myself (trying to sell an rc car shell on ebay at the moment but not going to well, probably a bit too plain http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1-10-Scale-RC-Holden-Pontiac-Fibreglass-Shell-/110676082940?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item19c4cf00fc ) i m really looking forward to seeing your work and maybe getting a few tips cheers mate

By: RhysGoodwin

RhysGoodwin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:16:07 +0000

Cheers Ray. Thanks for stopping by. I’m in the process of doing some more stuff with resin, this time with clear casting resin. I’ll post about that in the next couple of weeks hopefully.

Regards,
Rhys

By: ray

ray — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:32:03 +0000

very nice indeed amazing for a first go at fibreglassing well done mate

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