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M Hathiyari	M Hathiyari posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 29	Hi i plan on making a Roll Wrapped carbon fiber tube of 90mm ID and 97mm OD.I was planing on using 12k 400gsm plain weave Carbon fiber material for the same but i am concerned that the cloth will not conform well to the mandrel at the time of wrapping.I plan to vacuum bag after wrapping it manually . So will 12k 400gsm plain weave cloth work or do i need to change the weave/cloth? Please help Tags carbonfiber rods tow tube weave Edited 10 Years Ago by M Hathiyari
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Dravis	Dravis posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 592, Visits: 1.9K	Haaah ... Thats exactly the same thing I made my first tubes for ... using EC high Temp Resin -- Mine were plain weave CF surface though.. I made my own "pro-finish" plain weave, by spraying the reverse (in) side with Cytec spray .. so no "wonky weave" on mine ... i know I have a picture somewhere ... Nice look with the Kevlar though --- "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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Determine which fabric to chose while roll wrapping a 90mm rod

M Hathiyari - 10 Years Ago

I do not think you will have much trouble using 400gsm plain weave on a 90 mm mandrel -- keeping the...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

How long is the tube going to be and is it a parallel tube. first thing I made was 100mm parallel...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

@Dravis Thank you Could you please elaborate on how the ends of the fabric would displace and why...

M Hathiyari - 10 Years Ago

One of the biggest problems you will have is removing the mandrel, one method is using a metal...

ChrisR - 10 Years Ago

I can answer alot of your questions as ive been and tried them. you may have less problems than I...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

Hi VVS Any idea why Vaseline works better than most of the commercially available release agents?...

mep12rid - 10 Years Ago

I think perhaps Vaseline forms a slightly thicker layer on the mandrel, leaving some room for...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

Unsure why the Vaseline worked when the others didn't, Paul at EC put me on to it. I expected to...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

@VVS With your method of using heatshrink tubing you start off wrapping a relatively cold...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

You could be right about the expansion although I tried to keep the heat down as much as possible...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

Yeah ... I did some electronics work, using glue lined shrink tube, and we had all kinds of problems...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

some pictures. shrink tube all fitted...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

Haaah :w00t: ... Thats exactly the same thing I made my first tubes for ... using EC high Temp...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

I'm probably following the same road you've been down. Restoring an old race bike and foolishly...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

@vvs Does using a un-perforated film cause loss of dimensional accuracy? Also do you know the...

M Hathiyari - 10 Years Ago

It didn't affect my diamentional accuracy as its very thin, perhaps 0.2 mm. its unlike other...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

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