Carbon tubes for lightweight handles/framework


Author
Message
AMRound
A
Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)Junior Member (15 reputation)
Group: Forum Members
Posts: 2, Visits: 7
Hello,
I have no experience with carbon as a material.

I've just seen a handle for a trolley that is made from carbon. At a glance, it looks like bent tube construction, but I don't think that you can bend carbon tube once it's been cured.
I've done some digging on the internet and seen some examples of producing handlebars with Bag Inflation Moulding, but this seems a bit overkill. Can you buy pre-cured carbon tubes that can be cured in a bent shape using a mould?

It appears to have some aluminium components fixed on the end that are machined to allow it to be bolted onto the trolley. The whole assembly is then powder coated.

  

Can anyone offer me some advice on what I'm looking at and how I might be able to go about producing something similar myself?

Cheers,

Alex
GO

Merge Selected

Merge into selected topic...



Merge into merge target...



Merge into a specific topic ID...





Similar Topics

Reading This Topic

Explore
Messages
Mentions
Search