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USED IN THIS PROJECT

Although not necessarily an exhaustive list, the following tools and materials, supplied by Easy Composites, were used in this project.

The quantity shown below is the approximate amount used in the project rounded up to the nearest available kit size or quantity.

MATERIALS & CONSUMABLES
Composites Laminating Brush 2" (50mm) Carton of 10 Thumbnail
BR-LAM-2-10Composites Laminating Brush 2" (50mm) Carton of 10£10.75 /pack

Medium Mixing Cup / Catch-Pot Liner Thumbnail
CPLINERSMedium Mixing Cup / Catch-Pot Liner£0.20 /each

Miracle Gloss Mould Release Wax 100g Thumbnail
MRW-8-100Miracle Gloss Mould Release Wax 100g£6.50 /tin

PVA Mould Release Agent 200ml Thumbnail
PVA-02PVA Mould Release Agent 200ml£3.47 /pack

Long Mixing Sticks Pack of 25 Thumbnail
MIXL25Long Mixing Sticks Pack of 25£1.80 /pack

Total £0.00
MOULD MAKING MATERIALS
Soft Filleting and Filling Wax 325g Thumbnail
FILLWAX-330Soft Filleting and Filling Wax 325g£6.95 /block

Polypropylene Sheet 1000 x 500mm Thumbnail
PP-SHT-05Polypropylene Sheet 1000 x 500mm£15.79 /sheet

Uni-Mould Complete Mould Making Kit Regular (0.7sqm) Thumbnail
SK-UM-R-KITUni-Mould Complete Mould Making Kit Regular (0.7sqm)£76.95 /kit

Total £0.00
VACUUM BAGGING CONSUMABLES
ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each Thumbnail
VBST150ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each£5.50 /roll

VB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFVB160-152LFT-5PKVB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack£12.40 /pack

Total £0.00
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
10kg High Capacity Digital Scales Thumbnail
SCALE10KG10kg High Capacity Digital Scales£11.63 /each

Professional 8 Inch Carbon/Kevlar Scissors Thumbnail
SC-CK8Professional 8 Inch Carbon/Kevlar Scissors£45.00 /each

Plastic Demoulding Wedge Small Thumbnail
PA-W-SPlastic Demoulding Wedge Small£1.50 /each

Ball End Wax Filleting Tools Set of 3 Thumbnail
WFTS-PLBall End Wax Filleting Tools Set of 3£32.50 /set

EC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + UK Lead Thumbnail
VP-EC4-UKEC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + UK Lead£269.50 /each

Total £0.00
REINFORCEMENTS
210g 2x2 Twill 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm) Thumbnail
CF-22-210-100210g 2x2 Twill 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm)£23.00 /linear metre

210g 3x1 Twill 3k Carbon Kevlar Cloth (1200mm) Thumbnail
CK-31-210-120210g 3x1 Twill 3k Carbon Kevlar Cloth (1200mm)£23.00 /linear metre

Total £0.00
RESIN & PIGMENTS
EL2 Epoxy Laminating Resin FAST 5kg Kit Thumbnail
EP-L2-F-5EL2 Epoxy Laminating Resin FAST 5kg Kit£77.50 /kit

Total £0.00

CUSTOMER GALLERY

Downhill Skateboarding Helmet

This Downhill skateboarding helmet is a project collaboration with current World Champion Downhill Skateboarder Diego poncelet, 3x World Champion & Industrial Designer Martin Siegrist and Aaron Skippings.

The project was to develop an aerodynamic helmet that is capable of breaking the current speed record of 91.17mph - held by British downhill skateboarder Pete Connolly.

The process started by 3D scanning Diego in various positions to build up a 3D model of his body so that we can then design a helmet that fits perfectly to his body shape while creating as small amount of drag as possible.

Once the design was finalised it was then 3D printed in 6 sections and bonded together to make a pattern. A split mould was then taken from the 3D printed pattern.

The helmet was manufactured using the wet lay process and then vacuum bagged for consolidation. It is constructed using a mixture of carbon and carbon Kevlar laminated with epoxy resin. Once finished the helmet, Including the safety inner helmet, weighed just 900 grams!

The project was completed relatively quickly due to a tight deadline as we were scheduled for a wind tunnel test at the Hepia wind tunnel in Geneva with Swiss TV. They were along for the ride to interview and document us. The results were extremely positive and a speed record attempt will be happening in the near future!

Credit Images - Joan Sanso.

Credit 3D Prints - Edwin Van der sar.


ABOUT AARON SKIPPINGS

Aaron Skippings is a British Specialist Bearing Technician based in Gloucestershire who has a keen interest in Downhill Skateboarding, Composites and custom painting. With helmets and many other parts made in Composite, Aaron decided to take up the challenge to learn working with these materials. Nearly everything he learnt was from Easy composite videos and their technical department via email.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Instagram@azzyskipp
Instagram@diego_poncelet
Martin Siegrist websiteMartin Siegrist Industrial Design
Instagram@mrtn.ch
Instagram@edvv1n
SwissTV YouTubeSwissTV

USED IN THIS PROJECT

Although not necessarily an exhaustive list, the following tools and materials, supplied by Easy Composites, were used in this project.

The quantity shown below is the approximate amount used in the project rounded up to the nearest available kit size or quantity.

MATERIALS & CONSUMABLES
Composites Laminating Brush 2" (50mm) Carton of 10 Thumbnail
BR-LAM-2-10Composites Laminating Brush 2" (50mm) Carton of 10£10.75 /pack

Medium Mixing Cup / Catch-Pot Liner Thumbnail
CPLINERSMedium Mixing Cup / Catch-Pot Liner£0.20 /each

Miracle Gloss Mould Release Wax 100g Thumbnail
MRW-8-100Miracle Gloss Mould Release Wax 100g£6.50 /tin

PVA Mould Release Agent 200ml Thumbnail
PVA-02PVA Mould Release Agent 200ml£3.47 /pack

Long Mixing Sticks Pack of 25 Thumbnail
MIXL25Long Mixing Sticks Pack of 25£1.80 /pack

Total £0.00
MOULD MAKING MATERIALS
Soft Filleting and Filling Wax 325g Thumbnail
FILLWAX-330Soft Filleting and Filling Wax 325g£6.95 /block

Polypropylene Sheet 1000 x 500mm Thumbnail
PP-SHT-05Polypropylene Sheet 1000 x 500mm£15.79 /sheet

Uni-Mould Complete Mould Making Kit Regular (0.7sqm) Thumbnail
SK-UM-R-KITUni-Mould Complete Mould Making Kit Regular (0.7sqm)£76.95 /kit

Total £0.00
VACUUM BAGGING CONSUMABLES
ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each Thumbnail
VBST150ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each£5.50 /roll

VB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFVB160-152LFT-5PKVB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack£12.40 /pack

Total £0.00
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
10kg High Capacity Digital Scales Thumbnail
SCALE10KG10kg High Capacity Digital Scales£11.63 /each

Professional 8 Inch Carbon/Kevlar Scissors Thumbnail
SC-CK8Professional 8 Inch Carbon/Kevlar Scissors£45.00 /each

Plastic Demoulding Wedge Small Thumbnail
PA-W-SPlastic Demoulding Wedge Small£1.50 /each

Ball End Wax Filleting Tools Set of 3 Thumbnail
WFTS-PLBall End Wax Filleting Tools Set of 3£32.50 /set

EC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + UK Lead Thumbnail
VP-EC4-UKEC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + UK Lead£269.50 /each

Total £0.00
REINFORCEMENTS
210g 2x2 Twill 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm) Thumbnail
CF-22-210-100210g 2x2 Twill 3k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm)£23.00 /linear metre

210g 3x1 Twill 3k Carbon Kevlar Cloth (1200mm) Thumbnail
CK-31-210-120210g 3x1 Twill 3k Carbon Kevlar Cloth (1200mm)£23.00 /linear metre

Total £0.00
RESIN & PIGMENTS
EL2 Epoxy Laminating Resin FAST 5kg Kit Thumbnail
EP-L2-F-5EL2 Epoxy Laminating Resin FAST 5kg Kit£77.50 /kit

Total £0.00

ABOUT AARON SKIPPINGS

Aaron Skippings is a British Specialist Bearing Technician based in Gloucestershire who has a keen interest in Downhill Skateboarding, Composites and custom painting. With helmets and many other parts made in Composite, Aaron decided to take up the challenge to learn working with these materials. Nearly everything he learnt was from Easy composite videos and their technical department via email.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Instagram@azzyskipp
Instagram@diego_poncelet
Martin Siegrist websiteMartin Siegrist Industrial Design
Instagram@mrtn.ch
Instagram@edvv1n
SwissTV YouTubeSwissTV

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