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Just finished the raw fabrication of my carbon cloth tube. This will get
sectioned and reinforced with wooden end rings. I learned a lot from this
and, as always, could do it a lot better if I did it over again. It is made
of an inner layer of standard 5 oz carbon cloth, a layer of baltek mat, an
outer layer of the same carbon cloth, and finally some fairing compound to
smooth it out before a final layer of carbon twill. The tube is 15"
OD, 36" long, and weighs 6 pounds. It could be at least a pound or two
lighter if I had done it differently. The tub is strong enough that I can
stand on it with it on its side and it barely flexes (I weigh 185).
Overkill for what I am building, but I wanted to learn how to work with
this stuff.=20
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If anyone is interested I can document the process and can give some
pointers on how not to screw things up like I did.
=20
-sb

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Just =
finished the=20
raw fabrication of my carbon cloth tube. This will get sectioned and = reinforced=20
with wooden end rings. I learned a lot from this and, as always, could = do it a=20
lot better if I did it over again. It is made of an inner layer of = standard 5 oz=20
carbon cloth, a layer of baltek mat, an outer layer of the same carbon = cloth,=20
and finally some fairing compound to smooth it out before a final layer = of=20
carbon twill. The tube is 15" OD, 36" long, and weighs 6 pounds.
It = could be at=20
least a pound or two lighter if I had done it differently. The tub is = strong=20
enough that I can stand on it with it on its side and it barely flexes = (I weigh=20
185). Overkill for what I am building, but I wanted to learn how to work = with=20
this stuff. 
 
If =
anyone is=20
interested I can document the process and can give some pointers on how = not to=20
screw things up like I did.
 
-sb

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