I was laying up some carbon the night for a totally unrelated project and up on the bench I had a dynotech tail tank, for the heck of it I grabbed a scrap of cloth (the fibers were a little messed up on it, hence it being scrap) and tucked it in the tail with a little bit of epoxy, this is what I popped out of the tail tank yesterday. It came out way better than expected, I think I'm going to try a hood and a tail and see what happens?
I don't think it would be very good to race with as I don't think it would have the durability of lexan, but would probably look pretty cool on a "no expense spared" type of build.
That is pretty cool, did you just let the sheet and Epoxy sit in there and just use a brush to smooth out all the air, as I see no air pockets. That is so sweet though.
By the way where do you get the carbon sheet fabric from?
it came out pretty bubble free, the trick to getting the carbon to "lay" without bubbles if you don't have access to any vacuum bagging equipment is to brush a layer of epoxy in the mold, and let it tack up really nicely, then the carbon will stick to the sides and corners, once you get all your fabric worked in, then use a brush with a little more epoxy and gently work it in (try not to use much of a brushing motion as it will pull the fibers apart, and pull the material from the corners.
just for giggles I put it on the scale and it weighs about two and a half grams less than a painted lexan tail, not that I really cared what it weighed, I was actually surprised it weighed less!
Johnboy72 wrote:Is it pretty stiff? Can't believe I'm asking a grown man that! But compared to lexan? I thought carbon was tough ___ stuff?
carbon is tough, but it doesn't have the same impact absorption qualities. I don't know if you've ever had a peice of thick polycarbonate (lexan) in your hand but if you had a piece that was an eighth inch thick, and a piece of carbon the same thickness, you could probably bend the lexan in half without it breaking, the carbon would deflect a couple degrees, the splinter. granted it would take a lot more effort to bend the carbon, but I think you can see where I'm going with this.
So I have the Drawer liner to get the right pattern, but I want to add a twist.
Yellow weave/Carbon Kevlar!
Looking for something like this:
So, Im trying to locate something that will give me a fine line, instead of squares . I was thinking...
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Hummm too hard for my taste.
I stick to
Tamiya Smoke 2-3 coats
Ductape Brand Carpet Tape
back it with silver paint or silver vinyl
^^ it even gives you this reflective shine in the sun.
My new carbon fiber optima purchased on ebay, can't wait to get this one!
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Hi Murphy3428, Optima looks great, love them, I've got a few of them at home, no runners yet, no gold celebration ones as well, I had to get one anodized gold because I couldn't find any original gold chassis, and what i found cost a arm and a leg....
What exactly is the difference? BITD we always called carbon fiber graphite . Well, here in southern Indiana anyway. The 10L graphite for instance is obviously carbon fiber right? They were like 90% of the sales when I worked at the LHS in...
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Here's a good link of a piece Steve Husting wrote on Graphite Myths for the Team Associated website explaining the difference between the use of graphite impregnated parts vs. those of (stock) impact resistance plastic/nylon...............
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What's the best method to clean up the carbon fiber on my original RC10L? I'm giving it a complete going-over and notice the CF just doesn't have the deep sheen it had 21-years ago. It's got a bit of an oxidized look to it and I'd like to bring back...
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WD40 and a soft rag does wonders. ;)
That's a good, easy tip. The chassis has very few scratches so this works well. Thanks!
anyone have a good source for 2.5 or 3mm sheets of carbon fiber? need a bunch of it, 18 x whatever long.. anyone ever find some on the cheap side lol? dragonplate seems expensive to me
I see some of you a practically printing full cars with your printers. I'm wondering if anyone has tried any of the carbon fiber filaments? I realize in theory, it should make parts stronger and less flexible. I printed some 1.9 in Bruiser wheels...
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I'm looking to have a Tamiya Astute chassis set done out of carbon fiber. I usually get my stuff from Fibre Lyte which is respected in the RC community and does a great job. However, they of course are based in the UK which I have to send the parts...