Tango Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Thinking of skinning and fabricating some stuff for both bikes with carbon fibre......looks reasonably easy, but has anyone else done anything with this and can point out any things to watch out for?A company called Easy Composites has some starter kits that may do what I'm looking to carry out on the bikes......which could be interesting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 you could be the guinea pig bob and let us all know how it goes and do a write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joeman Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 many years ago when i was in college a mate of mine was into carbon fibre for his surfboards, so i had a little play back then. it wasn't difficult to make fairly flat shaped components like surfboard fins, but intricate curved shapes were tricky to get right.well worth a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I saw one of those "How it's Made" programmes where they made some carbon fibre stuff (bicycle frames I think) - looked pretty much like fibre glassing. They used inflatable bladders to make hollow/comex pieces as I remember.I'd love to hear/see how your experiments go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Yeah, there's different types of carbon fibre sheet available.......but the stuff I'd be looking at is the Wet layup stuff, which is pretty much done the same way as fibreglassing... The pre-impregnated stuff looks good, but requires a vacuum pump and a curing oven.....which is a bit much for producing a couple of one-offs.... The other alternative is a skinning kit......putting a carbon fibre skin over an existing part......my worry with that is losing the original part if I f*ck it up when applying the skin.....but I'll give that a bit more thought..... I won't be doing any of this until the weather warms a bit, as I'll need to do it outside because of the fumes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who else but Quagmire Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I know someone who bought one of those kits, with probably the same intentions. I think the last converstion we had on the subject was along the lines of..."F******* p***** of s***, fiddly as f** c*** of a job to get right. When you cut the mat, little bits of fibre go everywhere and make a f****** mess of everything. f*** it, it's going in the f****** bin. F****** waste of good money" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbag Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Don't be put off Bob, Quagmires mate might as good with precision stuff as Heather Mills is as good driving a manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeman Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I dont think the pre-impregnated stuff is so bad. you can use a domestic hoover to suck the air out and stick it in your oven at home to bake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Well, I'll give it a go and see how I get on........I do fiddly as f*ck every day in my job, so it's no stranger to me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullscreenaging Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 What about finding a local dipper or have a look at thishttp://www.mydipkit.co.ukYou can take it off and start again if you cock it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 What about finding a local dipper or have a look at thishttp://www.mydipkit.co.ukYou can take it off and start again if you cock it upI have looked at hydrodipping......but I also need to make some stuff for my project......so, in for a penny...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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