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yes. Two molds in production. A third entering soon and we are making more molds. So it's part of the bottleneck, but skilled labor and shop space is also a challenge.


Most of the composite shops I know are somewhat to very slow right now. Maybe you could farm it out to someone in your area. Where are you located?


We are in Hawai'i and I only know of one other real composite shop here. If we were in California or someplace else I could see that being a great option.


Yeah, you are quite a ways away. Maybe you already do, but using prepreg can make the process a lot faster, much easier layup, and better final quality - but I doubt there is an autoclave that size on the island.

You could easily make an unpressurized one though, I made an autoclave for a 15"x8" solar car body I designed in college out of plywood, insulation, and a heater/thermostat.




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