S8ight Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 never looked into it but how easy is it to work with ?? assume its similar to f.glass ?? looking into making some wings up anyone see where that 'g' went ?? Quote
taffy Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 Hi , Made a few things from CF, for me model aircraft. I used it just like fibreglass, but "Cured it " in the oven. Cleaned it up (the part not the oven! ) with a Dremel and it was good! although the surface finish wasnt too critical! Not so sure about larger pieces, I know they use "Pre Preg" cloth with the resin already applied, just needs forming, vacuuming and heat! You need a good mould, as the cloth (like fibreglass) takes the finish of the mould. Be worth some more investigation. Rob Quote
darren.cudd Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 just remember that if you use prepregs they have a fairly short shelf life Quote
timd Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 Wet lay CF is similar to GRP to work with. Main differences from a working perspective are, you don't need gelcoat with epoxy resins used with carbon fibre, and using a woven material means you need to think more carefully about double curvature and corners than you would with chopped strand mat. You need to make darts and stuff - knowing somebody who knows about dressmaking would be a bonus for more complicated components! This is one of the reasons why you often see cheaper CF parts with black sections where you can't see the cloth, a layer of black gelcoat is hiding the tricky/messy bits! You don't need ovens etc for wetlay CF, only prepreg. Pre-preg will also require a freezer to prolong the shelf life of the cloth, and a vacuum pump with associated bags etc to do the layup with. Quote
S8ight Posted December 12, 2004 Author Posted December 12, 2004 cheers so far whos cheapest to buy it from ?? next question will be who wants to make some molds for free Quote
oioi Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 check out DanB's website http://www.danstuff.info/ lots of usefull info there Quote
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