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green rhino	green rhino posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 11	Hi I'm new!! New to this forum, new to composites. I'm really interested, and have been for some time in using carbon kevlar. For a heap of things mainly for some parts for my cafe racer project(seat unit and engine covers to start) I also want to use it in my van!! My van gets used for a heap of stuff, tip runs, carrying motorbikes/bmx's, camping and day trips! I have never wanted to fully "camper" my van as I didn't want use petrol carting heave camper items when I'm not using it for that(my van bearly gets 25mpg as it is!!) I go a small sample of carbon kevlar from a boat builder friend and some blue gee epoxy resin! I Tryed to make a dash cover(which has always been missing)...it didn't go well! It's still squiggly now even though I used 5:1 recommended mix...think I used to much resin!! Oh...and I found out how much it frays when cut...must by some shears!!! I saw someone had used vacum bags which I thought of going too, glad it wasn't a total hair brain idea!! I don't have the use of an oven(mrs won't be happy using the kitchen one) so I thought about using a cheap electric blanket to generate a bit of heat during the curing process????too far out?? Anyway I'm going to have a look around try and Lear about resin, vacum
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Dravis	Dravis posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Welcome to the forum! Yup .. Carbon Kevlar mixed cloth really will not be cut with a knife ... You need a set of shears that are "micro-serrated" so they will hold the tough kevlar fibres and slippery carbon, when cutting. Vacuum is not the only way to ensure a good fibre to resin ratio, but in my opinion the easiest, and most effective .. When skinning parts you do not really need to be concerned about the resin amounts ... but getting a void/bubble free layer of fabric properly draped on to a part is not easy, it takes patience and practise.. Good luck! "Sapere Aude"... Dare to KNOW! The written word is the only truly efficient vehicle for transmitting a complex concept from mind to mind... 103% of all people do not understand statistics... Do not adjust our mind, theres a fault in reality :-)
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Shaneer22	Shaneer22 posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 156, Visits: 14K	Blue gee epoxy would not be my choice,there in Poole,do you live in Dorset.
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