Vac bagging tips

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Desired rocker fixed with vac bagging balsa planks on bottom.

 PEEL PLY     Measuring out and cutting with 2 inch hangover of rails. This will be used for an exposed cork top lamination.

I use peel ply for vac bagging most everything except wood planks such as balsa. I use PEEL PLY for carbon fiber, kevlar, texalliumin, nylon, cork and probably would use it with veneers if I  used that stuff.  

Once cut roll up keeping in mind if you start tail or nose to unroll it when needed.

Cut cork to overlap rails and an 1/8-1/4 inch to the bottom. It will be sanded off eventually.

Preparing for fiberglass cloth  to cork foam side

Four ounce fiber glass cloth cut to cork outline

six ounce cloth cut 1(one) inch beyond the cork outline

Vac bag supplies nose to tail in order of placement.

- PEEL PLY( disposable, soaks up excess resin, leaves perfect cork finish for no sanding)

-RELEASE FILM(reusable, have 50+ pulls with this pictured)

-BREATHER CLOTH(reusable,@ 30+ pulls pictured)

-36" VAC TUBE(appropiate length, @ 100 + pulls pictured)

Wood scraps to keep floppy cork and cloth level for resin application.

Milk Jug for epoxy resin mixing and catching when laminating