Hi
I have a project to construct a carbon fibre reinforced rifle barrel, these are commercially available at a hefty price. My plan is to take an existing barrel turn in down in the lathe to a require dimension then build it back up with carbon to an over size to maximise the rigidity and strength while not including the weight of steel.
I see my best option is to use a single tow varying the angles with each layer ie 90, 45, 45, 30, 30 degrees etc, over all laminate thickness will be between 5 - 6.5mm
My questions is would you recommend a wet lay up dipping the tow through a resin bath or a pre preg layup ?
Regarding pre preg (something I have never worked with before) how critical is the baking temps and times ? Do you have to use a special oven or is there other options ?
I see you have out of oven pre preg materials - does this mean it can be cured with out baking ?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.