| flm maxx chassis brace | carbon fiber | ofna cd | hacker c50 10xl |

[Chadworkz]

No problem...I work with carbon-fiber A LOT, so if you ever need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask.

I will say, though, now is the time to invest in some carbide cutting tools...carbide is the only thing that will cut carbon-fiber without wearing out. Sure, carbide tools will eventually wear out, but they last for a VERY LONG time!

I would grab a carbide M3 tap, carbide M4 tap, carbide ¼" 90° countersink bit, carbide ¼" 82° countersink bit, a couple different carbide jig-saw blades, a decent set of carbide drill bits, and maybe a carbide 1/8" end-mill bit. Carbide tools are a little expensive at first, but you will save a ton of money in the long run because you will never have to replace them, where-as you would have to replace standard tools pretty much after every couple hours or so of use.

And don't waste your money on titanium-nitride coated tools, they are decent for wood and soft metals like cheap aluminum, but they wear out fast on 6061 & 7075 aluminum, and they barely even work once on carbon-fiber before they are completely dull.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Noted

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

No problem...I work with carbon-fiber A LOT, so if you ever need any help or have any questions, feel free to ask.

Not trying to derail this thread, but I have a quesiton on CF cutting. I have never seen anyone speaking positive or negative on waterjetting of CF. Do you have any knowledge on this? Or laser cutting of it (might not be able to get a laser strong enough).

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Not trying to derail this thread, but I have a quesiton on CF cutting. I have never seen anyone speaking positive or negative on waterjetting of CF. Do you have any knowledge on this? Or laser cutting of it (might not be able to get a laser strong enough).

They are conversations on these topics below:

Laser cut carbon fiber?

Waterjet cutting carbon fiber

[Chadworkz]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Not trying to derail this thread, but I have a quesiton on CF cutting. I have never seen anyone speaking positive or negative on waterjetting of CF. Do you have any knowledge on this? Or laser cutting of it (might not be able to get a laser strong enough).

With the right equipment, both methods return excellent results.

Check out the links that ANGRY-ALIEN posted above.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Hmmm... it's been some time since my last update on the build... I have been trying to work out designs for a new motor/cd mount to facility my 1520 beast and it has delayed the entire project,
but for now I'll make a small update... Although I've had great success with the proline control arms, I recently decided to employ a set of UE Widetrac arms... it's been a long time dream to own
a set of UE suspension arms (I still think UE parts though well designed and machined are little overpriced) and when I saw this set on ebay going for a 'reasonable' price, I didn't want to pass on
the opportunity. They were pre-owned and well used...

The the surface was well polished, but with use tiny holes were developed all over the rear arms... the lower undersides rear/front also suffered (did I mention these were well used?)... there was
some evidence of the arms making contact with the output cups... So some clean up was required before assemble and installation. I started the clean up with some wet 400 grip sand paper to rid the
surface of most of the holes and scratch marks... then I graduated to a 600 grit to smooth things out. Now, I'm not a big fan of super polished aluminum... So I used some steel whool and rubbed the
arms in one direction and finished it with Scotch Brite to achieve a 'brushed aluminum' effect... I think they turned out quite well... see pics below.




UE Widetrac Control Arms



The surface finish after sanding and good Scotch Brite rub



This pic illustrates the result of the arm making contact with an output cup



UE Widetrac Control Arms, UE Monoblock, FLM Bulks and UE Knucklehead shock towers






More update coming... 'Stay tuned'


Alien