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Originally Posted by MetalMan
But to lay carbon fiber you at least need a strong vacuum pump, and even better would be an autoclave. A vacuum pump wouldn't be too hard to come by, but then other materials would be needed - vacuum bag material, thick rubber adhesive tape to seal the bag, mylar, wax for the mylar, and of course the carbon fiber cloth and epoxy resin. Two identical pieces of aluminum or some other metal with the kickup angle would be placed on both sides of the carbon fiber cloth, and clamped together to make the desired shape.
Mr Constructor in Germany has done a lot of 7075/carbon fiber integration. I will try to find his website and post it later after I get home from work.
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I've seen very good plates that were done with just glass, cf cloth, wax and some weights to put on top of the smooth glass surface. You can also try and make a 2 piece mold out of fiberglass with the kick up first and use that instead of the 2 chassis method.
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