This week is “composites” week. The provided materials were burlap and epoxy resin. The basic premise is to layer
burlap and epoxy on top of a mold, and then add pressure to compress the burlap.
I decided to make a “hat,” and I actually found a perfectly-sized bowl to serve as the mold:
Laser-cut burlap
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First layer on the mold is a 'release plastic'
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The resin that we used. 1 pump of hardener for 2 pumps of resin.
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Seal the entire composite in a vacuum bag for 4 hours.
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The hat needed some help to get come off of the mold!
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Matt vs bowl
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The final hat!
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