Carbon Mat

Ive bought carbon from ebay in the past with no problems but make sure your getting the right stuff.
3k is the 'standard' for the kind of weight cloth you will be after but quite a bit of the stuff that apears on ebay is cheeper because it is 6k or even 12k which is much harder to wet out and work with. (the 'k' refers to the number of fibres in each strand... so 6k means each strand in the cloth is twice as big as 3k... and therefore in the same weight cloth the strands are further apart to make up for the differance and it all tends to fall to bits if your not carefull)

It is cheeper and will perform more or less the same but id avoid it if possible.

Edit: obviously if your after a heavier cloth then a higher K is perfectly fine!


Edited by Isis

Originally posted by Isis Ive bought carbon from ebay in the past with no problems but make sure your getting the right stuff. 3k is the 'standard' for the kind of weight cloth you will be after but quite a bit of the stuff that apears on ebay is cheeper because it is 6k or even 12k which is much harder to wet out and work with. (the 'k' refers to the number of fibres in each strand... so 6k means each strand in the cloth is twice as big as 3k... and therefore in the same weight cloth the strands are further apart to make up for the differance and it all tends to fall to bits if your not carefull) It is cheeper and will perform more or less the same but id avoid it if possible. Edit: obviously if your after a heavier cloth then a higher K is perfectly fine!

 

Looking for light weight stuff as it is for a fitting to be bolted to the trampoline.

Originally posted by catmandoo better still you can get it allready laminated in sheet form if you need a flat bit saves the messy bit and this stuff looks the dogs doo dahs, after all you don't want    it looking like a cherub !           Real Carbon Fibre Sheet - 240 x 100 x 1.8mm - Free p&p on eBay, Accessories Equipment, Sailing, Sporting Goods (item 17014598.

 

Thanks,

 

But I want to make it look special with Graphics under the epoxy