Wanted - thick , flat piece of carbon

[Jason Plato]

I need a piece of 6-10 mm thick , perfectly flat carbon fibre. about the size of a sheet of A3 paper .

 

Anyone help me ? or point me in the right direction .

 

 

 

ta

 

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[Andrew Walker]

Why 🤔 😬

[Powderpuff]

He's making a snow-plough for the front again 😬

[Jason Plato]

I need to find the sheet , then once the idea is proven , I will be able to offer it to everyone else ........

 

I dont want to say what it is at the moment in case its a load of rubbish and doesnt work .

 

Please help me find the sheet - you *will* like the idea (if it works)

 

 

 

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[Jason Plato]

Its not another front spoiler - although Caterham copied my idea 6 months later 😬

 

and the spoiler did work !! , it will reappear in 2004 with improved mountings so that when I crash it wont take my nose cone with it .

 

 

 

 

 

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[Frying Pan]

Pop-up air brake 🤔

 

 

 

See some pictures of the build here

[Jason Plato]

sorry double entry

 

Edited by - Dave Jackson on 2 Dec 2003 12:39:32

[Julian Bradley]

"Wanted - thick , flat piece of carbon "

 

That's my wife's toast, that is.

 

Intrigued - sump guard?

[wfarrell]

i'd be suprised if you could get a sheet of carbon fibre that thick - possibly a sandwich of carbon-substrate-carbon would do ?? (substrate = foam / honeycomb)

[alan7]

 

420mm X 300mm X "6-10mm" is a big hunk of carbon fibre Dave & suspect it would cost an arm & perhaps a couple of legs.

 

Have you thought about using ali to test the the thing first & save yourself a £ or ££? Easier to work with as well.

 

Thinking about it you've most probably done that already.

 

 

 

How do you get the dead flys off your teeth....... 😬

[Jason Plato]

You can get carbon this thick , I have a set of F1 paddock wheels that are 13mm thick !!( they make excellent garage clocks!!) , and some small off cuts of 6mm carbon from the Arrows F1 team .

 

I cant use the Honeycombe for this job , it has to be solid

 

The ally version has been tested and works , I only need a little bit of carbon to prove the job and we will be away .........

 

I have seen similar pieces for around £130 so far from aeroplane suppliers , I just wonder if anyone has an off cut ??

 

 

 

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[Sheds Moderator]

Try Richard in France who does things like this for a living.

[Paulo]

High Tech Bread Board 😬 😬

[Jason Plato]

Julian , Nah not a sump guard . I make those from 4mm ally kick plate - that worked too

 

Paulo - nah , not a bread board 😬

 

I may have found the carbon with an e mail off line fingers crossed

 

The parts will be for sale at the Llandow pre season shakedown trackday with a bit of luck

 

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[Graham Perry]

A piece of slate might fit the bill ?? 😬

[RiF]

Hi Dave,

 

E-mail me off Blatchat. I may be able to help but would need to talk. e-mail: easiclad@aol.com

 

Thanks for the plug Steve

 

Richard in France

Flying fast in my very bright yellow 226bhp Duratec 7, with internal kevlar/carbon panels and pushrod suspension 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon

[henry21p]

MDF?

 

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[Jason Plato]

I thought about the MDF Dave , But I concluded that it wouldnt do the job

 

Gotta be carbon or Kevlar

 

 

 

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[k.russell]

Dave, have you thought about getting offcuts of thinner CF and bonding together with epoxy, alternating the weaves, I know this is not exactly what you want, but might be ok for testing,