Laser cut carbon fiber?

[suicideneil]

Very nice deisgn indeed- FLM meets GorillaMaxx. Have you seen Serum's customized FLM chassis, has a similar bottom plate design attached to the FLM braces.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

That is a very pretty maxx.

Thanks BL_RVO... I can't wait to see it in carbon.

Originally Posted by suicideneil

Very nice deisgn indeed- FLM meets GorillaMaxx. Have you seen Serum's customized FLM chassis, has a similar bottom plate design attached to the FLM braces.

Hey Neil, I did see Serum's chassis, it was actually one of the four trucks I used for inspiration.... Here are the others:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/e...ntruth/top.jpg

http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...6/DSC00532.JPG

http://www.unlimitedengineering.com/...is2_375204.JPG


Alien

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Update time.. The laser ( http://www.engravingsolutions.com/ext.html ) did not work so well. It started etching into the carbon,
but at the same time the epxoy melted causing the fabric to be fray (same thing Ryu James experienced).

So, for now, I'm going to be using 3/16 Lexan to build the chassis hoping it will hold up until I find another option for cutting the carbon here.

Thanks for you help guys

Alien

[lutach]

Originally Posted by ANGRY-ALIEN

Update time.. The laser ( http://www.engravingsolutions.com/ext.html ) did not work so well. It started etching into the carbon,
but at the same time the epxoy melted causing the fabric to be fray (same thing Ryu James experienced).

So, for now, I'm going to be using 3/16 Lexan to build the chassis hoping it will hold up until I find another option for cutting the carbon here.

Thanks for you help guys

Alien

There must be a place there that has a CNC machine or a water jet machine.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by lutach

There must be a place there that has a CNC machine or a water jet machine.

The shop that made the test for me does have a CNC, but it's not easy convincing them to make the cut because of the dangers with the dust and the fact they don't have the appropriate cutting tool.
I explained to them it could work if the carbon is wet and there is a vacuum source pulling the dust away.

Where Water Jets are concerned, they are none. I will find a way to cut the carbon soon... Just not by who or when.

Alien

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by ANGRY-ALIEN

I will find a way to cut the carbon soon... Just not by who or when.

Alien

I don't know where, or who, but you could have it punched out. It would not fray the edges if the die were made to very tight tolerances, and it would be fast once the die was made such that you could have quite a few punched out and possibly make a few bucks.

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Yes, that's an idea I could look into... I do know a few print houses that employ die makers. I'll get on the phone tomorrow.

Thanks Man.

Alien