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Old 21st October 2009, 05:06 PM
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Probably not the right person to answer this, but

If you look at my pics, that is what I understand as a splash mould.
I put a couple of layers of glass over the scuttle to act as a mould when I widen it, so it still matches to the original...


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Mind you I could be wrong...
That's exactly what I understand it to be also.

When widening a part, taking a splash mould gives you something to mould against once the item has been split, enabling you to keep the shape and contours
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Old 22nd October 2009, 01:19 PM
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some pics of my unfinished widened scuttle and nose cone
still lots to do
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Old 22nd October 2009, 06:40 PM
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Ah that's how it is done

Nice work again Ray
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Old 22nd October 2009, 09:21 PM
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Splash mould is a word used for a "quick mould" to capture a shape. Usually not that thick, just thick enough to keep the shape etc.

Just be careful with the stuff and ideally wear eye protection as it's evil if you get it in your eyes, can safely say it burns like you won't believe and scares the bejeesus out of you as you just know it's curing and will cure quicker with body heat...
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Old 23rd October 2009, 12:13 PM
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Just be careful with the stuff and ideally wear eye protection as it's evil if you get it in your eyes, can safely say it burns like you won't believe and scares the bejeesus out of you as you just know it's curing and will cure quicker with body heat...
I dread to think how you know that

My ex flatmate in Lanzarote was a supply teacher over there, and during the summer the supply teachers were employed to paint the school.

She got a drip of gloss on her eyeball and decided white spirit would do the trick.....

How she did not go blind I don't know
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I still have the hoody that I wore when I re-GRP'd my boat, bloody stuff wont budge no matter how hot, or how many times mother washes it...!

White spirit to the eye, now thats propper hardcore...
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Old 23rd October 2009, 04:50 PM
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I put ear drops in my eye yesterday, ive had petrol weld spatter grinding sparks swarf oil grease trichlorethane 111 in them but ear drops probably the most painfull
thing is it was hurting already thats why I reached for the eye drops but got the wrong bottle
optrex and otex look nearly the same till you realise
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Old 23rd October 2009, 05:05 PM
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OMG Ray

I think you had best be off to spec savers

Or is it too late for that !!??

Hope you are none the worse for it
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Old 23rd October 2009, 05:29 PM
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Well theres certainly no ear wax in it now lol
and its fine now thanks
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