Starting carbon fiber fabrication, questions

Mr&Mrs · 08-09-2012, 05:49 PM

I have never worked with CF, but recenty with fiberglass. The weave is similar is it not? I noticed with the fiberglass it being very fragil as well. Once I got it wet with resin it was easy to manipulate and keep the weave even and smooth. The tricky part for me was edges!

Gauge · 08-09-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs

I have never worked with CF, but recenty with fiberglass. The weave is similar is it not? I noticed with the fiberglass it being very fragil as well. Once I got it wet with resin it was easy to manipulate and keep the weave even and smooth. The tricky part for me was edges!

Fiberglass you don't have to worry about the weave as much because normally you paint over it. I don't think most people use a weave for fiberglass, more like a wacky jumbled up mesh.

DarkJak · 08-09-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gauge

Fiberglass you don't have to worry about the weave as much because normally you paint over it. I don't think most people use a weave for fiberglass, more like a wacky jumbled up mesh.

I just used fiberglass to reinforce my longboard today. You can buy it in a woven cloth that is easier to handle and stronger. In that form I'd bet it's similar to CF, but CF weave is larger and would probably be much harder to work with because of that. I'd love to see how this turns out for you, since using CF to reinforce has crossed my mind a few times.

Mr&Mrs · 08-10-2012, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Gauge

Fiberglass you don't have to worry about the weave as much because normally you paint over it. I don't think most people use a weave for fiberglass, more like a wacky jumbled up mesh.

You looked a little further into that statement than I meant for you to. What I was trying to get across is once resin was applied it was very easy to manipulate and get even, maybe CF (I have not worked with) will be similar.

Gauge · 08-10-2012, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs

You looked a little further into that statement than I meant for you to. What I was trying to get across is once resin was applied it was very easy to manipulate and get even, maybe CF (I have not worked with) will be similar.

Ahh I see. I need my mold to settle before I can try it out. I'll definitely let you know. Thanks for the tip

I haven't had a lot of time this week to work on it as I've been very busy but I got nothing but time this weekend.

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