Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 I have been trying to find a video on hand laying carbon fiber ,i have never done this and want to give it a try ,every video i try to watch ends to soon ,or doesnt give a lot of details ,like how do you get the smooth finish ,i see a lot of infusion vids and skinning vids ,but no good hand lay vids .if some one could put me in touch with a good book ,video or simply post some still pics that would be great ,and i am sure others would love to see how it is done . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted December 7, 2019 I Have a company I'm working with that's all they do. There lead guy has developed parts for me in recycled carbon fiber, which is a lot cheaper and 10 times easier to work with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted December 9, 2019 Ridge, check out some home-build aircraft stuff on YouTube. A lot of these small aircraft have carbon fiber parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
latoracing 256 Report post Posted December 14, 2019 I use to build and repair aircraft parts fabricated out of CF and composite laminates. I have been wanting to get back into this, but haven't had the equipment to do such. This video shows the use of prepreg material, which makes this process much easier. We use to have to weigh our resin and cloth, lay up the orientation the fibers based on the structure and inject the resin under vacuum. This is a pain. The sheets come pre treated with the right amount of resin to cloth ratio. It is frozen for shipping and storage. This particular video demonstrates this company's system that can be used in an oven instead of an autoclave. The use of vacuum bagging is crucial to getting great parts. The technology has come a long way since I was messing with this, which makes it more feasible to get back into it. Google prepreg for more info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites