Clear topsheet and Veneer
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Clear topsheet and Veneer
First post on this site, have spent ages reading posts.
Have successfully pressed my first set and now want to press a set with a clear top sheet and veneer underneath.
Do you guys that are pressing sets with a top sheet and veneer subtract the thickness of the veneer from your cores.
Have successfully pressed my first set and now want to press a set with a clear top sheet and veneer underneath.
Do you guys that are pressing sets with a top sheet and veneer subtract the thickness of the veneer from your cores.
The veneer will add a tad stiffen in my opinion. I just tried to do a clear isosport nylon topsheet over veneer. I got a little delam in the tips when I flashed them. I then processed to rip the entire Clear Topsheet off with a pIr of plyers. I suspect you need a veil or some other layer in there to hold epoxy.
Twizz did beautifull pair with no issues mentioned. Cosurfer has done the same and mentioned getting air pockets of some sort.
Mine looked rad. But when I can grab the tip with plyers and peel it off completely with arm strength, that is clearly not good enough. This was def. not a bonding, corona treatment, flame episode.
Just a straight up.....two hard surfaces. Where's the resin go?
Twizz did beautifull pair with no issues mentioned. Cosurfer has done the same and mentioned getting air pockets of some sort.
Mine looked rad. But when I can grab the tip with plyers and peel it off completely with arm strength, that is clearly not good enough. This was def. not a bonding, corona treatment, flame episode.
Just a straight up.....two hard surfaces. Where's the resin go?
veneer will add stiffness to your laminate vs using a plastic topsheet. I'd say decrease core thickness by .3-.6mm to compensate.
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I suppose it depends on the veneer you use. I've done two pairs like this, both using a 1/40" bamboo veneer. I did no compensation in core thickness, and I personally wouldn't recommend it. Any stiffness added from the veneer is going to be negated by decreasing the thickness of the core inside your fiberglass layer.
It's not as simple as just saying, my veneer is X thick so I will remove X from my core. You would need to know the modulus of elasticity of your veneer, and do some proper composite beam bending math to figure out how thick to make your core. I don't think you can precisely remove the correct amount of material to make this worth the effort, its going to be a TINY amount.
Both times I did this, I put nothing between the veneer and the topsheet. The bamboo veneer does soak up some amount of resin. Dtrain - was your veneer "dry" after you ripped off the topsheet?
It's not as simple as just saying, my veneer is X thick so I will remove X from my core. You would need to know the modulus of elasticity of your veneer, and do some proper composite beam bending math to figure out how thick to make your core. I don't think you can precisely remove the correct amount of material to make this worth the effort, its going to be a TINY amount.
Both times I did this, I put nothing between the veneer and the topsheet. The bamboo veneer does soak up some amount of resin. Dtrain - was your veneer "dry" after you ripped off the topsheet?
Decided to do a test piece last night to see if my veneer wet out like Twiz said.
My veneer wet out as it seems very porous, with veneer and top sheet bonded to some glass and left over bamboo from previous cores, bonding seems to be no issue.
Will press a set next weekend with the veneer and top sheet (Isosport) and see how it goes.
My veneer wet out as it seems very porous, with veneer and top sheet bonded to some glass and left over bamboo from previous cores, bonding seems to be no issue.
Will press a set next weekend with the veneer and top sheet (Isosport) and see how it goes.
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Great!
Keeping bubbles out seems to be an art form. The two times I've done it, I had no issues with bubbles under the top sheets, but I have seen other people with lots of bubbles. I try to lay down the topsheet very carefully, almost rolling it on, to push the air out. Any bubbles left over, I'll use something round (like some scrap steel pipe) to roll the bubbles out.
Good luck!
Keeping bubbles out seems to be an art form. The two times I've done it, I had no issues with bubbles under the top sheets, but I have seen other people with lots of bubbles. I try to lay down the topsheet very carefully, almost rolling it on, to push the air out. Any bubbles left over, I'll use something round (like some scrap steel pipe) to roll the bubbles out.
Good luck!
Thanks Twiz, have a sign guy at work doing a mural on our wall and a heap of new signage, noticed a squeegee type thing he uses when wet applying vinyl asked him to where he got it from he said he would give me one as he had a spare, I was thinking this would be gold for the top sheet to remove excess epoxy and remove bubbles.
Dtrain: Did you apply epoxy to the underside of the topsheet before layup or apply dry? I think that helps with topsheet bonding.
I usually roll the topsheets down after I lay them on with one of these. I wet the bottom side of the topsheet before applying to the layup, but I don't think they do this is production.
I usually roll the topsheets down after I lay them on with one of these. I wet the bottom side of the topsheet before applying to the layup, but I don't think they do this is production.
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