Hi folks,
I've often wondered if it would be practical to have a small chamber into which I could put a nosecone or other wood parts, cover them with some sort of hardening liquid, pull a vacuum on it to cause most of the air to leave the pores in the wood, release the vacuum and have the hardening liquid thoroughly impregnate the cone. Then take the cone out and either leave it to dry or put in a curing oven depending on what it takes to harden the liquid.
Watching some facebook videos I just found out this is actually a thing that exists, not a new idea at all. Oh well. The process was applied to the wood handle being prepared for a straight razor to harden it and make it more water stable.
The one I saw had a hand-pump to create the vacuum; chambers similar to what I saw are on amazon for not too much $ here:
https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Stabil...rds=resin+stabilization&qid=1617983811&sr=8-7
While it would certainly add weight, it would make nice tough nosecones too. Apparently stabilizing resins can have dyes added to them. Interesting!
I've never heard of this method being applied to rocketry wood parts. Has anyone done this, or heard of it being done?
Marc
I've often wondered if it would be practical to have a small chamber into which I could put a nosecone or other wood parts, cover them with some sort of hardening liquid, pull a vacuum on it to cause most of the air to leave the pores in the wood, release the vacuum and have the hardening liquid thoroughly impregnate the cone. Then take the cone out and either leave it to dry or put in a curing oven depending on what it takes to harden the liquid.
Watching some facebook videos I just found out this is actually a thing that exists, not a new idea at all. Oh well. The process was applied to the wood handle being prepared for a straight razor to harden it and make it more water stable.
The one I saw had a hand-pump to create the vacuum; chambers similar to what I saw are on amazon for not too much $ here:
https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Stabil...rds=resin+stabilization&qid=1617983811&sr=8-7
While it would certainly add weight, it would make nice tough nosecones too. Apparently stabilizing resins can have dyes added to them. Interesting!
I've never heard of this method being applied to rocketry wood parts. Has anyone done this, or heard of it being done?
Marc