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ivorjawa: Workspace
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ivorjawa: Release-agent treated steel base plate
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ivorjawa: Additional base layer of foil
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ivorjawa: Uncut unidirectional carbon fiber fabric
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ivorjawa: Cut woven carbon fiber fabric
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ivorjawa: Base nylon release fabric
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ivorjawa: Preparing to cut uni-directional fabric
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ivorjawa: A single "toe" of 12 or 24 strands. Many toes make a sheet.
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ivorjawa: Another view of woven mesh, not yet in position.
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ivorjawa: Cutting nylon release cloth 1
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ivorjawa: Cutting nylon release cloth 2
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ivorjawa: Cutting nylon release cloth 3
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ivorjawa: Cutting uni-directional fabric
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ivorjawa: Resin mixed with hardener, with as few bubbles as possible
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ivorjawa: Nylon release cloth on tin foil, resin on release cloth
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ivorjawa: Roll out resin
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ivorjawa: First woven carbon, outside layer
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ivorjawa: Resin is added and then rolled out, impregnating fabric
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ivorjawa: First uni-directional fabric layer, rolled out flat
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ivorjawa: More resin is added, rolled out. Second layer of uni-directional fabric, flatten, resin, flatten.
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ivorjawa: Resin added to uni-directional fabric before rolling 1
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ivorjawa: Resin added to uni-directional fabric before rolling 2
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ivorjawa: Second woven layer, 4th overall carbon layer. Resined and rolled flat.
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ivorjawa: Nylon release cloth, rolled flat. Metal tape ID tag.
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ivorjawa: Top foil layer
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ivorjawa: Top treated steel plate
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ivorjawa: Unwrapping 1
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ivorjawa: Unwrapping 2
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ivorjawa: Unwrapping 3
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ivorjawa: Unwrapping 4