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[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

A mould? What's the next step? I've seen moulds for silicon but are you doing resin or fiberglass?

Also I think designing structural fins with pins would help alignment.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Most likely carbon fiber with epoxy resin - it's super common for custom bike parts becuase of the strength-to-weight ratio, and those release angles on the mold look perfect for it.