What CF sheet to use for 1/8 buggy chassis????

[pb4ugo]

DA Graphite does make quasi-iso laid-up panels. Been using their stuff for 25 years and couldn't recommend it more.

It is more expensive than that stuff you linked. You can also find them on e-bay under user name graphite-gurl. That's his wife selling his panels.

[zeropointbug]

Sierra Composites (I recently bought some CF angle from them, good quality)

http://www.sierracomposites.com/category-s/24.htm

Dragon Plate

http://www.dragonplate.com/ecart/categories.asp?cID=75

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

Sierra Composites (I recently bought some CF angle from them, good quality)

http://www.sierracomposites.com/category-s/24.htm

Dragon Plate

http://www.dragonplate.com/ecart/categories.asp?cID=75

looks like dragon plate it is then...


just to make sure, I can put the chassis kickup in buy heating it with a heat gun and bending it, right?

[pb4ugo]

Originally Posted by whitrzac

looks like dragon plate it is then...


just to make sure, I can put the chassis kickup in buy heating it with a heat gun and bending it, right?

While a few on this forum have had luck with that, any composites manufacturer will tell you no and that it has to be molded in. The set epoxy is not a thermoformable material.

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by pb4ugo

While a few on this forum have had luck with that, any composites manufacturer will tell you no and that it has to be molded in. The set epoxy is not a thermoformable material.

how hard is it to "make" your own CF sheets by using CF fabric??

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by whitrzac

how hard is it to "make" your own CF sheets by using CF fabric??

It would be cheaper to buy the sheet all ready made . Plus if you dont know how do it properly. you will not have a good panel .