Just playing with afew ideas I've got at the mo which will include general working of carbon fibre.

What I need to know is how to shape it (from sheet to slight angles) and cutting etc.

Anyone know of any decent sites I can get this info from?

Cheers

anything you make, you have to make a mould from a pattern, and then lay up carbon to make a "plug" which will be the new carbon item.

To make sheet, you just lay up a couple of layers of CF onto a sheet of well polished glass, using epoxy resin.

slight angles? depends what you mean.

as for cutting, you need a high TPI (teeth per inch) blade, junior hacksaw ones are quite good but be warned, put a line of masking tape along where you want to cut as a guide and WEAR A MASK breathing in carbon swarf is proper dangerous.

theres loads of tutorials and even materials to buy from http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/

I just wanted to bend a piece a little over 45degrees so I could mount it to my bumper.

Cheers for the link.

If it turns out to take ages and alot of work for something in essence simple, I may just make it out of fibreglass and trim it in CF. (I'd show you my design but it's top secret )

I just wanted to bend a piece a little over 45degrees so I could mount it to my bumper.

Cheers for the link.

If it turns out to take ages and alot of work for something in essence simple, I may just make it out of fibreglass and trim it in CF. (I'd show you my design but it's top secret )

Work with some guys who teach carbon fibre repairs to aircraft engineers, might be able to help out if you can let me know what you're after.

Si

i'm working on afew ideas for bits. when I've got a design, i'll send you a PM