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You’ll find these products called everything from “modeling board”, “tooling board”, “styling foam”, and a bunch of other similar types of names. This stuff is used in many industries – for example: 1. Foundry patterns 2. Styling and prototype models 3. Thermoforming molds 4. Weather-resistant signs 5. Composites tooling!
Here are some examples from my stash of reference materials. I find it helpful to keep similar material around and to write notes on the samples – stuff like density, price, temperature range, and where to buy it. Having that information handy makes it easy to compare options! And this is what they are: 1. Trymer Polyisocyanurate “volume filler foa...
There are three main considerations you’ll need to think about: density, material type and temperature performance. First density – because its the easiest!
I’m going to refer you to my article Introduction to CNC Machining Surfacesfor information on how to design stock models for your tooling so you don’t have to waste extra material AND machine time by starting with a big ol’ rectangular solid. One tooling board-specific trick I use is to build up the inside parts of blocks of tooling board with ligh...
You can read my article Introduction to CNC Machining Surfacesfor a basic guide to machining 3D surfaces from tooling board – or anything else. Most material manufacturers provide machining guidance which is worth getting and reading. Order of operations is important and so is avoiding situations where cutters take huge gouges out of the surface. M...
You can use a conventional polyester or VE primer like Duratec, and get a finish that’s as good as you can sand and polish. For building production molds or very high quality surfaces, this is the best way to prepare a plug to a glossy finish. It’s tons of work though! Unlike with MDF, you can go right to a primer without any resin-coating and the ...
Now if you need some machinable media that really takes heat, there are a few options besides metal. I have only used these a few times and there are definitely some drawbacks but in terms of temperature tolerance and low CTE – they can’t be beat. Not cheap though! The first is graphite. Yeah – straight nasty dusty miserable graphite. You can buy i...
Uh-oh, now for the serious part: how do I find the best product for the price? Price is important – because it’s always somebody’s chips you’re playing with: yours, your boss’s or a customer’s. There are lots of situations where a tooling board product will be the most economical choice. There are others where it won’t. But first, what are the rela...
Besides machining molds or plugs, tooling boards are great for other things too! Lower density boards are often sold as “modeling boards” for making mock-ups and fixtures. Dimensional stability and ease of finishing make this a great use – way less work than finishing wood or even 3D prints. Vacuum fixtures and “soft-jaw” type hold-down setups are ...
If you build composite parts and machine your own tooling (or hire it out) you are going to want to know about tooling board products and how to use them. I discovered years ago how much nicer it is to machine tooling board than MDF – and how often it ends up cheaper in the end because it’s easier to finish. Turns out those engineers and chemists d...
Tooling Board & EPOXY. Tooling boards are designed and fabricated to meet the wide scope of tooling, modeling, prototyping and fabricating applications and can serve the unique needs of several industries, including: Aerospace, Construction, Consumer Recreation, Defense/Ballistics, Industrial/Corrosion, Infrastructure, Marble/Solid Surface ...
Tooling & Modeling Boards are pre-fabricated, highly machinable, dimensionally stable block materials that assist engineers, model makers, mechanical designers, and prototype developers in meeting the demanding needs of the aerospace, automotive, modeling, and prototyping industries.
Epoxy tooling boards. Tooling board materials are useful for creating durable, reusable tools, prototypes, models and patterns for use in the motor sport, automotive, aerospace, marine and general composite industries. Explore now. Multiple part production.
