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Bending Carbon fiber? #949559 03/12/11 10:34 PM 03/12/11 10:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 672 Roanoke Va gearjammerdart OP mopar
gearjammerdart OP mopar Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 672 Roanoke Va	Are there any secrets to bending carbon fiber? I wonder about heating it with a heat gun as you bend it? Just don't want to waste a piece trying it. LOL Thanks, Donald 69 Dart swinger 417 W8 Liberty 5 speed 6.03 @114/9.49 @141 on motor 5.30 @131 on juice 1/8th mile 28x10.5's at 3200lbs 70 Challenger RT 440 4-speed 4:10 Dana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VowFy4nDdfI

Re: Bending Carbon fiber? [Re: gearjammerdart] #949560 03/12/11 10:43 PM 03/12/11 10:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Carbon fiber has memory, you mold it bent if its true carbon fiber... there is some type of carbon fiber looking stuff thsts bendable

Re: Bending Carbon fiber? [Re: gearjammerdart] #949561 03/12/11 11:29 PM 03/12/11 11:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,590 Indy J joshking440 Lunch is on me!
joshking440 Lunch is on me! J Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,590 Indy	IMO call a few carbon shops like aerodyne here in Indy. They can build it for you and you may have the same in it that the flat sheet cost. Carbon is done like fiberglass, except the carbon could be raw, and once you lay it out you have to squiggy a clear resin all over it, or get it "pre-preg" with the Carbon fiber impregnated with the resin then you bake it in an auto-clave

Re: Bending Carbon fiber? [Re: joshking440] #949562 03/14/11 08:41 PM 03/14/11 08:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 672 Roanoke Va gearjammerdart OP mopar
gearjammerdart OP mopar Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 672 Roanoke Va	Thanks for the replies, that is what I was afraid of LOL 69 Dart swinger 417 W8 Liberty 5 speed 6.03 @114/9.49 @141 on motor 5.30 @131 on juice 1/8th mile 28x10.5's at 3200lbs 70 Challenger RT 440 4-speed 4:10 Dana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VowFy4nDdfI

Re: Bending Carbon fiber? [Re: gearjammerdart] #949563 03/15/11 03:02 AM 03/15/11 03:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Not sure what your application is, but I have some .040"? sheet CF that bends pretty easy. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

Re: Bending Carbon fiber? [Re: jcc] #949564 03/15/11 10:27 AM 03/15/11 10:27 AM
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Plumb Wired master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,813 Blue Ridge, VA	Quote: Not sure what your application is, but I have some .040"? sheet CF that bends pretty easy. Donald is helping me with trying to use some .125 carbon on my 69 Dart project, it's too thick for a couple of the applications we have. jcc, what size sheets or drops do you have? How much $? Thanks, Mike Gray Last edited by OutlawFish; 03/15/11 10:29 AM. RIP Monte Smith aka: OutlawFish '98 Bickel Dodge Dakota PST

Re: Bending Carbon fiber? [Re: Plumb Wired] #949565 03/15/11 02:33 PM 03/15/11 02:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia J jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds..
jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	I have a small amount (8" x 48") for a project, tonight I will look up my source and let you know where I bought it, and it only bends in one plane at a time, ie it bends but its not pliable? Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

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