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cheap carbon fibre
Hi all,
I'm after a source of carbon fibre sheet, 3mm thick, and fairly cheap (New full size engines cost a bit... ) for the final version of the slim B4 (which is getting cleaned tonight for its fitst photo shoot) Any ideas where one could source said carbon fibre? I've looked at Fibre Lyte, but it's a tad expensive... and Ebay only shows 1.5 mm thick or chavvy vinyl for Corsas... I'm in need of 2 A4 sized sheets, that should see me clear i reckon... Any ideas guys? RLGfx |
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duno but be careful, I bought an A4 sheet on ebay which said it was 100% pure cf - but it was about 95% fibreglass with a thin veneer of carbon on either side. Hayama or something it's called.. Avoid.
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Carbon fibre and cheap just don't go together.
Alternatives are ebay seller carbon-tech who can make up custom sheets for you. Just email him for a price http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/carbon-tech/ Carbonology http://www.carbonology.com/shop.asp?...78&sec_id=2116 But be aware the listed sheets are single sided gloss, you need to contact them for a price if you want both sides glossy. Fibretech http://www.fibretechgb.co.uk/Rods.htm
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As Terry says cheap and Carbon Fibre just arnt good friends.
The ones that Terry has recomended are about the best there is and fibrelyte are good, the added bonus is that they can machine it for you as well.
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thanks for the info guys, and thanks Terry for the links.
Looks like I'll have to splash the cash a little, was hoping to do it on the cheap, but never mind eh? |
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carbon fibre is just expensive to buy, and just as expensive to machine, plain and simple.
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I remember seeing some on the US ebay for a decent price. Usually 12x24 inch piece around 3mm thick for around £40.
http://stores.ebay.com/Composite-Envisions |
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lol, i'll be buying this for Robin, so the cheaper the better please!!!
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The cheaper option is the CSC composite from Fibre-lyte or the really cheap option is the fibreglass sheet from Fibretech. The disadvantages are that it is heavier and not quite as stiff as carbon, 3mm is still pretty stiff though. The extra flex also means it's tougher than carbon with less chance of snapping in an accident.
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Why definately, if no one had suggested fibre-lyte then i would of but since they did i went for the next best place i know
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Hi, look also here:
Carbon plate, 2.4mm, 20x10cm http://www.pkracing.nl/index.jsp?mai....nl/newspk.jsp Seems to be of good quality (corally) and have different sizes. Regards, |
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Anybody aware of a place that will sell plates with a kick-up.
Never been able to accept the idea of bolt-on fronts to get a kick-up. |
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I would try fibre-lyte
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Theres a website called applegate that lists thousands of different companies. If you scroll down to the carbon fibre section theres loads of people that do carbon fibre. Definetley worth a look and maybe a email to some of them.
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You want to try Carbontec..
http://carbontecshop.com/Vauxhall_VX220.html email them (Barry), let them know what your after and im sure they will help you.. mention me! Ive had quite a few bits of them for my VX and the quality is superb.. im still waiting on a new centre console which should be on with soon.. When i was building up my X11 i got some cf from them so i could mount my speedo more neatly so it went over the prop shaft etc... i didnt end up using it as i ended up going for the small servo option instead (9551).. Cheers Nick |
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