Threw this together:

 

pretty cool....what did you use as a mold...or did you cover something?

 

lost foam process and then giant perforated heat shrink + vacuum bag for dry carbon with a 5 bar vacuum pump...

 

Did you do this at home, or do you have a shop? The reason I ask is that I'm thinking of setting up a work room to do personal CF stuff, and I wonder if it's practical. Any advice on practicing, or is it as straightforward as some of the books present it when working with prepreg (I've got a spare fridge, so...)

 

here are some links to get you started. No need for prepreg...

http://www.mci.i12.com/carbon/lost_foam.htm

http://www.favonius.com/soaring/lost_foam/lost_foam.htm

the key to seamless parts is carbon fiber sleeving. I made a 4" carbon cold air intake with the sleeving:

 

Where did you buy the cf cloth and the foam?

btw...looks pretty good!

 

Nice job.

Brandon

 

Nice, dry carbon catch tank! keep it up! how much would a catch tank like that cost a cusomer?

 

When you used the sleeving, how did you cleanly close off the ends? or did you lay up a piece of sheet material to make a bottom? Thanks a lot for the links! They were very helpful...(I'm wondering the same question for the nose of that little plane, actually).

 

Are you gonna offer these to us for the same price as you are the CoCalevo guys; plus shipping of course?

I'd definately be interested. Shoot me a PM if you're willing. BTW, I really like the one with the "view tube" on the side (not pictured above).

 

hahaha mark... are you gonna start a business off this? when you goin' to wla again, i wanna see the new goodies.

 

so where can you purchase the carbon sleeving?

 

So you want me to give away my sources? lol, here you go:

http://<br /> http://www.sollerpadd...20sleeves.html

Going to keep my day job but I will probably make another batch of 30 or so...

 

not trying to put you out of business....just could use this for a project....but where do you get your resin same place?

 

If or when you do make the next batch of 30 how much will you be charging for these?