Composite Materials: Fabrication Handbook #3

Composite Materials Handbook #3 continues this practical, hands-on series on composites with helpful how-to projects that cover a variety of topics geared toward assisting home-builders in completing their composite projects.

Handbook #3 starts off where Handbook #2 ended, expanding on mold-making techniques including special methods for creating molds and composite copies of existing parts, fabricating molds from clay models, and making advanced mold systems using computer modeling software. Several alternative methods of fabricating one-off parts are presented in this book, including molding over frameworks and human forms, as well as using stock composites to build simple structures.

Hands-on projects include an automotive body panel, (formed by using an existing panel to make the mold), a camper shell, and a hollow-body guitar. Composite repairs are also covered in this book, along with a primer on computer-aided analysis of composite structures and an inside look at how professional fabricators build high-tech composite parts for aerospace, racing, and sports industries.

Composite Materials Handbook #3 demonstrates advanced mold-making techniques, including the use of routers and CNC machines in the making of molds. The use of silicone-compression molds, to form complex shapes, is also included. This is the book for anyone who's ready to advance beyond the methods and projects presented in the first two volumes. Take your skills to the next level with Composite Materials Handbook #3.

Author: John Wanberg
Publisher: Wolfgang Publications
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781935828662

About the Author

John Wanberg is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Metropolitan State College of Denver where he teaches design materials and studio classes. He has worked professionally in the design and manufacture of varied composite products ranging from wearable medical robotic devices to aftermarket automotive parts and alternatively powered vehicles.