Carbon Fiber

[My5ABaby]

I was going to update my original CF thread but I cannot find it, if any1 can find it please post a link. That thread had lots of good info and links.

If anyone remembers that thread, I was asking about CF how-to's since is very difficult to find any good info on making your own parts. It's been a while since then so I thought I share my findings in this forum in case anyone else is interested in playing around with Carbon Fiber.

General guides to composite materials:

http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ME486/...s98/oystal.pdf

http://www.engineer.tamuk.edu/depart...iew_B_Rice.pdf


Here's the most relevant links I have found on CF:

Forums:

Racing Composites
http://www.racingcomposites.net/

Composite Forum
http://compositeforum.werksberg.com/index.php?

Fiberglass Forum
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php

You must join this sites in order to access their info, but they are all you need to know if you are interested in any type of composite material. Plus is free.


FiberGlass

Before doing CF you should first learn how to lay fiberglass, here's a couple of very well detailed how-to's. There are much easier FG tutorials out there, but once you do this ones you should be able to do pretty much anything on FG

http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...es/subbox.html

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=58588.html

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=20933

http://chris.pfharlock.com/glass/index.htm


this one is not free, but it is as good as it gets

http://www.caraudiofiberglass.com/?g...FQQtswodiktP4A


Molds:

Probably the most important aspect when building anything out of CF, your part will only look as good as your mold, master your molds and the rest should be a breeze.

http://www.cstsales.com/tutorials/fiberglass_mold.pdf

http://www.fgci.com/howto/ht003fiberglass_mold.html

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo2.pdf

How to make an air intake(mold and final product)
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/arti...take-tube.html


Carbon Fiber:

Once you feel comfortable with fiberglass and mold making, you should try these:

http://www.mashie.org/guides/cfbalsa01.html

http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/Tutor...on_Fiber_Layup

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo1.pdf

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo2.pdf

http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/carbo...orcycle-parts/

One of the best projects ever CF everything on this car, with detailed how to's:
http://forums.corral.net/forums/show...=660756&page=6

http://www.theturboforums.com/PBcarbonfiber.php


Suppliers:

Can't make anything without materials


These 2 I recommend because I have ordered from them, UScomposites is my top choice.

http://www.uscomposites.com/

http://www.fibreglast.com/


Here's some more suppliers, I've never ordered from them but if you do please let us know how good/bad they are

http://avtcomposites.com/

http://compositeenvisions.com/?gclid...FRcXsgodihjt5g

http://www.mrfiberglass.com/

http://www.sollercomposites.com/


This one has kits for beginners
http://www.cstsales.com/wet_layup_molding_kits.html


This two are for specialty resins, in case you decide to build yourself an exhaust system, some headers or other parts which would need to take a lot of heat abuse

http://www.compositesone.com/product_info.htm

http://duratec1.com/dp1904-045%201908-045.html


Vacuum Bagging

Vacuum bagging on the cheap, a little more advanced then regular hand layup but worth the trouble

http://volvospeed.com/Mods/vacuum_bagging.html


Vacuum Infusion

More advanced still, but most pros say that once they've mastered this technique is the one they end up using all the time, there's some videos and very few how-to's on this and I suggest you don't even bother with it untill you have mastered the hand layup process, but if you must know let me just give you a link on getting some supplies to get started

http://www.infusionkit.com/index2.html



Videos

http://www.r-g.de/en/video.html


Race car development

http://sports.racer.net/index1.html


Here's the old thread, courtesy of Phoenix7
http://www.rotarycarclub.com/showthread.php?t=2482

[khronus79]

I was going to update my original CF thread but I cannot find it, if any1 can find it please post a link. That thread had lots of good info and links.

If anyone remembers that thread, I was asking about CF how-to's since is very difficult to find any good info on making your own parts. It's been a while since then so I thought I share my findings in this forum in case anyone else is interested in playing around with Carbon Fiber.

General guides to composite materials:

http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ME486/...s98/oystal.pdf

http://www.engineer.tamuk.edu/depart...iew_B_Rice.pdf


Here's the most relevant links I have found on CF:

Forums:

Racing Composites
http://www.racingcomposites.net/

Composite Forum
http://compositeforum.werksberg.com/index.php?

Fiberglass Forum
http://www.fiberglassforums.com/index.php

You must join this sites in order to access their info, but they are all you need to know if you are interested in any type of composite material. Plus is free.


FiberGlass

Before doing CF you should first learn how to lay fiberglass, here's a couple of very well detailed how-to's. There are much easier FG tutorials out there, but once you do this ones you should be able to do pretty much anything on FG

http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...es/subbox.html

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=58588.html

http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=20933

http://chris.pfharlock.com/glass/index.htm


this one is not free, but it is as good as it gets

http://www.caraudiofiberglass.com/?g...FQQtswodiktP4A


Molds:

Probably the most important aspect when building anything out of CF, your part will only look as good as your mold, master your molds and the rest should be a breeze.

http://www.cstsales.com/tutorials/fiberglass_mold.pdf

http://www.fgci.com/howto/ht003fiberglass_mold.html

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo2.pdf

How to make an air intake(mold and final product)
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/arti...take-tube.html


Carbon Fiber:

Once you feel comfortable with fiberglass and mold making, you should try these:

http://www.mashie.org/guides/cfbalsa01.html

http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/Tutor...on_Fiber_Layup

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo1.pdf

http://www.vaglinks.com/Docs/Misc/CarbonFiberHowTo2.pdf

http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/carbo...orcycle-parts/

One of the best projects ever CF everything on this car, with detailed how to's:
http://forums.corral.net/forums/show...=660756&page=6

http://www.theturboforums.com/PBcarbonfiber.php


Suppliers:

Can't make anything without materials


These 2 I recommend because I have ordered from them, UScomposites is my top choice.

http://www.uscomposites.com/

http://www.fibreglast.com/


Here's some more suppliers, I've never ordered from them but if you do please let us know how good/bad they are

http://avtcomposites.com/

http://compositeenvisions.com/?gclid...FRcXsgodihjt5g

http://www.mrfiberglass.com/

http://www.sollercomposites.com/


This one has kits for beginners
http://www.cstsales.com/wet_layup_molding_kits.html


This two are for specialty resins, in case you decide to build yourself an exhaust system, some headers or other parts which would need to take a lot of heat abuse

http://www.compositesone.com/product_info.htm

http://duratec1.com/dp1904-045%201908-045.html


Vacuum Bagging

Vacuum bagging on the cheap, a little more advanced then regular hand layup but worth the trouble

http://volvospeed.com/Mods/vacuum_bagging.html


Vacuum Infusion

More advanced still, but most pros say that once they've mastered this technique is the one they end up using all the time, there's some videos and very few how-to's on this and I suggest you don't even bother with it untill you have mastered the hand layup process, but if you must know let me just give you a link on getting some supplies to get started

http://www.infusionkit.com/index2.html



Videos

http://www.r-g.de/en/video.html


Race car development

http://sports.racer.net/index1.html


Here's the old thread, courtesy of Phoenix7
http://www.rotarycarclub.com/showthread.php?t=2482