Tygaboys Carbon Fiber Fabrication Seminar Episode 3

Tygaboy of BARF seminar shows how to create CF part using stock part as a mold. Episode 3: Vacuum bagging

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Autos & Vehicles

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• carbon
• fiber
• fabrication
• documentary
• motorcycle

[tbclrk6]

so what exactly did you use to seal the edges of the back? what type of tape or w/e?

[NoOtherNameWasLeft]

It's yellow vaccum bagging tape.  It's like a putty. You can search for vaccum bagging supplies or try the fibreglast site.

[cocy3000]

hey! great videos... i wanna ask u something... i rely wanna know if epoxy resin its the same resin u need when u have to "bake" the peace to add hardness... the thing is that i wanna make some diamondwood and carbon fiber fretboards and necks for guitars and basses... i heard something about phenolic resin but ur de expert :D

thnx

[NoOtherNameWasLeft]

Wow! Cool project!! Way our of my league though. Maybe one of the other viewers has the answer?

[gtrs1983]

what brand is the vaccum pump and where can i find one

[NoOtherNameWasLeft]

Hmm, I don't know the brand. He probably got it used or bought it from fibreglast online.

[NONAMEWTF]

yeah, that seems to be a pretty good idea but the carbon part will be a bit more less than the original part or not? in some cases it won't fit anymore or am I wrong?

[TheSalzar]

Have you tried google?

[TheBakachan]

A really good source I was directed to is US Composites, they sell online too. They have CF, Fiberglass, and Kevlar. They even have Kevlar/CF hybrid weaves. Nifty stuff.

[Rayevo888]

what i concert is ... what u find the mole thing ... and the ""ｏｖｅｎ　＂＂to melt your carbon fiber

[sudicalwig]

No bags. A two sided mould where dry fiber is layed up. Then the mould is closed and resin is injected into the fibrepack using a pump that also mixes the two resin components. I wouldn't say that this would be suitable for a "one part" job since you would have to make the mould from reinforced composite materials or say aluminium. But for large series and cycles it's great. It's a closed, clean process.

[BMWTechnician]

Where can I get these giant sheets of carbon fiber so that I can make my own projects?

[Fastlife70s]

Thanx, but I was talking about the RTM process. How do you do that? Is there any special kind of bags needed?? Seems that its a very precise way to get the ratio you need.

[sudicalwig]

There are a lot of clips on youtube showing how vacuum infusion works if that's what you mean. Again, it's really about what kind of results you want. For some jobs the process here works just fine.

[Fastlife70s]

Good info! Do you get any special kind of bag, or any specific tool to do that?? Where can I get those tools? Where can I find more info about it? Thanx.

[sudicalwig]

We do various other processes like RTM (resin transfer moulding) where you'd have a two part mould that you close and add vacuum to. Then you inject the resin through tubes using a pump, overfilling it. Then reversing the pressure and let it cure. using this method and two sided moulds, you can get a nice gloss looking finish on both sides which is great.