GRP And Carbon composites mouldings
Recent projects and bespoke parts
Over The year we have carried a out a lot of different projects, from small parts for boats to a complete car body shell, and to this day we are still making some strange and wonderful items.
A lot of are project are classified and unable to take any photos, this make it very hard to show some of the stuff we have done.
Here at WR Composites are very strict on confidentiality and obey the rulings we sign.
However there are some project we work on don’t have these restriction and enables us to show what we have done.
There are not many projects we don’t take on, the ones we don’t take in house will depend on the size of the project, if this is the case and if we are able to, we do go on site to carry them out.
Below are some examples of what has been done and has been cleared to show on the web site.
One of our strangest request
A customer wanted to remake the centre console in his car, we modelled up the changes they wanted, made a mould from it and made a fibreglass part, once the part was fitted out to how the customer wanted it, we then went on to finish it.
Custom can for a show
Had the can drooped off to us, the company who made this did a very poor job, as it was meant to be round. It was nothing like round after a lot of sanding, we re-worked the can to a round shape then painted the can so that it can be wrapped for display.
Sometimes we get asked to wrap fibreglass parts in carbon fiber
This is something that is not easy to do as getting the cloth to stay where you need it, is not always easy, like most things made in carbon fiber, this is a very timely task to do and sometimes the customer doesn’t appreciate the amount of time that goes in to doing this, here are some examples of parts that we have wrapped and finished in a high standard clear coat.
Recent Projects
Custom Lightweight Seat
Automotive custom parts
These are a few parts that have been made for personal use and racing use. We have built various race car parts and kit car parts but due to confidentiality, I am unable to show any photos. We are happy to make any custom parts that you require with the up-most confidentiality. If you have a car that you can no longer obtain any spare parts for and you have a parts to copy use as templates, then we will be able to make composite replacements.Here as some custom parts for a Victorian house that was being refurbished
They could no longer get those panels so came to use to have them made,. We got the panels scanned and CNC cut as the originals were not suitable to take a mould from, the rosette had a rubber mould casted over it and they were resin cast parts, where the other panels were fibreglass parts. This small project was a nice one to work on.
General marine parts
We can create everything from rudder stocks to self-steering blades. We recently carried out work on a yacht with very limited spare parts. The current blade was very heavy and did not react quickly enough. We were able to manufacture a new composite blade which took over ½ a kilo of weight out of the self-steering system which made all the difference.Marine Custom Parts
We are able to make any custom carbon part you require. Here are some examples of some of the parts we have made.
General Marine Parts:
Yacht self steering blade. This yacht had very limited spare parts and the current blade was very heavy and did not react quick enough.
The new composite blade took over ½ a kilo of weight out of the self steering system which made all the different.
Marine Custom Parts
General Marine Parts
Spinnaker Poles
Jib Sticks
Rudder Stocks
Spinnaker poles
Carbon custom spinnaker poles can save over half the weight of an alloy pole and can be either tapered, straight or oblong. The advantages of a carbon spinnaker pole is that it’s so much easier to handle if you sail a boat with asymmetrical spinnaker, as more than half the weight is at the end of the pole. We also provide oblong poles for launch control systems which are lighter than a straight tube but also are narrower and sit on the boom neater. Contact for prices
Rudder stocks
We can manufacture a wide range of marine custom parts including Enterprise rudder stocks. The carbon stock is considerably lighter than alloy stock and is designed so that when your blade is down, the carbon rudder stock locks on to your rudder blade. This gives you the same feel as a fixed rudder depending on what blade you have.
Because they are so light you will have to tie down the stock to the back of the boat otherwise you will wear through the tiller on the main track.
Weight difference: Alloy stock approximately 1.5 kg /
WR Composites approximately 700 grams
Currently we have templates for the following:
- Enterprise
- Hornet
- Scorpion
- Topper ISO
If there is a stock you would like to have made that is not on the list, contact us for a free quotation.
Prices
Stocks with tiller start from: £280.00 + p&p
Tiller Tubes start from £50.00 + p&p
Jib sticks
Our carbon jib sticks are very light and stiff compared with a traditional alloy jib stick and they are less than half the weight, which is fantastic for smaller crews.
The advantage of lightweight carbon jib sticks is that they are very easy to handle when you’re holding the end to put it on the mast.
As we make everything in house, we can make the jib sticks to your required length and any size and thickness you require. We also do fly away poles starting from 15mm ID.
We currently have templates for:
- Enterprise
- Firefly
- National 12
- If there is a jib sticks you would like to have made that is not on the list, contact us for a free quotation.
Contact for prices.
Marine Custom Parts
We are able to make any custom carbon part you require. Here are some examples of some of the parts we have made.
- General Marine Parts
- Spinnaker Poles
- Jib Sticks
- Rudder Stocks
