Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding the bonding between a glass surface, and carbon fiber. I am building a table where the legs will be made of carbon fiber, and the top will be clear glass. I have seen glass being bonded to aluminum bases before with a clear epoxy (I am guessing its epoxy), but how would it be done with carbon fiber? Is there a clear adhesive that will attach the glass's slippery surface to the epoxy surface of the carbon fiber composite? Could I mix up some laminating epoxy (the same used for making the carbon fiber curves) and bond them together?



This is a 3D model of the table I am trying to create. Hopefully it gives an idea of what I am talking about. Thanks in advance,

Mike

Epoxies bond very well to clean thoroughly degreased glass surfaces  (even to ones with inadequate release treatment, as I found out when trying to make my first piece of flat CF :blush Silly me thought "Epoxy won't bond to glass ...."

An even better bond can be acheived if the bonding area can be lightly sandblasted (Mask off all the glass surface with heavy masking tape, except where you want the bonding surface.)  Normal "beadblasting media" will not work, this is glass beads.... You will need real Zirkon sandblasting media.

In some auto-parts shops you can buy a small "point area" sandblaster gun, they are usuallly cheap, and very usefull and comes with a small amount of blasting grit, for localised sandblasting of rust spots on cars, this will work fine.

Very nice, elegant design  Btw. 

Good luck, and do post pics when ready to......

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Thanks Dravis,

I believe you said in the introductory section that you were working on a chair and dining set. Do you have any pictures or a thread pertaining to it? I'd love to see some furniture work. I just think carbon fiber works really well for furniture from both a design and a structural point of view.

Mike