Making a Carbon Fiber Kiteboard - Hand Lay Up Composite - Vacuum Bagged - Foam Core

This is the fabrication of a Kiteboard using 8oz. Carbon Fiber 5 Harness Satin Cloth and West Systems Epoxy layed up against a Mylar coated rocker table and vacuum bagged.

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[JustWonderingHowToDo]

Does the foam in the laminate provide extra strength or is it just to provide the final shape for the board?

[d3deville]

@JustWonderingHowToDo It's mostly for shape and moves the material to the outside where it can provide the most stiffness (like an I-beam does).

[robandlinda1]

Great job guys. On your rocker table you said you put plastic down did you just lay it down???? Also, how are you finding your mounts as you have covered them. do you use the original template ??

[d3deville]

@robandlinda1 It's just taped down around the edges. The aluminum thread mounts are corroding with stainless screws. I am switching to stainless for the next board.

[beachnative420]

Use fiberglass in the cabosil mixture. Although carbon fiber is stronger it's tensile strength is it's weakness. Better yet use Kevlar in the rail filling mx

[d3deville]

@beachnative420 Great idea. Why didn't I think of that. Thanks.

[purushottamiitb]

@JustWonderingHowToDo hi this is purushottam meena from MUMBAI...i want to know if you work on composites......as i m doin project in composites..so i need to manufacture CFRP slabs..so in that process i want to know that apart from hand lay up process is it necessary to hav vaccume bag and autoclave for consolidation...

[PlasticAssasin8]

great info . Would also be good to see how you released and trimmed the board when done.

[kats1719]

Hi Guys great job if you drill lots of small 1/8 th holes in your foam it will rejoice the risk of trapped air under the form and make the board stronger by linking the tow sides together

[byaky]

@robandlinda1 yeah good question. somehow i dont feel like leave the vacuum cleaner on all night long.. -.-

[byaky]

@d3deville is there a screw thread in the aluminium block, or just a hole?

[motoxman970]

great job guys...ive been wanting to fabricate my own carbon fiber wake board but ive been told that carbon fiber has no shock absorbent properties make any landing hard on the knees...how were the landings for you guys? beautiful board btw.

[nexusmaus]

@byaky its the "non stick" part, its coated( or made of) a release agent that doesn't stick to much of anything.

[byaky]

after the carbon. u put a transparent plastic foil. (7:00 before the peel ply) why? what is that????

[wifimonkey]

Thinking of building my own board, so just wanted to say thanks for putting this video up.

[boogles1709]

How do you find your inserts when its all de moulded to drill them out? paper template?