You Need This Tool - Episode 37 | Tools For Making Carbon Fiber 

just a note carbon fiber is directional so lay your carbon in a direction that will get tension (pulling) force. it is also good to change directions of the fabric between each layer for a all around stronger part i.e. 0 deg then 45 deg then 0 deg. if you are on the cheap a shop vac has enough force to vac bag for someone that isn't going to do a lot of parts. one last comment it is best to put a resin collection bucket between your part and pump so the pump does not suck resin into the pump and ruin the thing.

I used to work with carbon fiber on air force assets. you can do so much with carbon fiber. good idea to teach the way you do. nice job brother.

Being an aviation composite guy for about 20 yrs. I will say that was a good basic demo on wet layups. That process can also be used with woven glass and kevlar. There were a few little things that could have been said differently but that is me looking at it from a tradesman's point of view. It is a good video never the less. My only advice would be that when you place your vacuum puck under your bagging and on your breather. Leave enough space for the puck to not rest on your part. It will leave an impression in the cured piece. Also, you should never need anything more than 25 to 30 inches of mercury on your vacuum. Any more than that then you start to get into what is called resin starvation where you are pulling too much out of your layups. There is a plethora of information out there your guys and gals that want to try this at home. I will say this do your research before you jump into a big job. Start off small sharpen your skills. I have been there before and it is very easy to screw up a whole layup with one little mistake. Composites are still fun for me after all these yrs. So have fun and don't be scared to fail at it. It will happen even when you did everything correct.

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"It doesn't have to be aerospace technology to make a bracket." Scotty Kilmer would be proud of your use of common sense here.

Great job on the video! I’m going to make a carbon fiber 6pack hood using my aftermarket 68 mopar hood to make the mold, then I’ll do black chrome hood pins to hold it down. Can’t wait

this explanation is more down-to-earth, good job bro

I've watched all of your CF videos before and this was still helpful. sometimes its nice to have a real quick concise down to earth overview. thanks!

I'm doing all my studying on getting into carbon fiber making, plan on starting with canards for cars. What would you suggest for extra rigidity since they will see a fair amount of air to divert, the last thing I want is it being flimsy. I was thinking of stacking thin layers, but also was looking into using thin marine foam for the inside and 2 layers on either side of it

This is the best tool video ever.! Bro I gotta tell you a funny story. My girl asked what day it was (on a Friday) lol and you can only imagine what I said! "It's FRIDAY FOOL!......an you need this tool!" I quoted you word for word. Best laugh I had in months. Had to show her your films. Keep up the great work man your vids are dope.

excelente, todo un proceso, . saludos y gracias.

Awesome video, this channel is a gem glad I found it

Nice video man. Would like to see you do another full demo follow up and then a bit of detail on the clean up. Specifically how do you stop the resin from setting in the vent and how do you clean the vacuum chamber if you use one?

thanks for your videos I am buying my starter kit and trick out my 89 GT mustang

Thank you I am inspired good sir!

Awesome video man, thanks to you I'm one step closer to starting on my carbon SN95 build.

great video, thanks for taking the time to make them.

thanks for this video man. just subscribed

Agree with you 100 percent about people trying to scare you away from using this awesome material. I am using a carbon fiber/kevlar 50/50 composite for my car frame.

Nice Video Kyle. I'd love to see some more CF videos on your channel. I have noticed there aren't too many people putting out CF content these days. I made some sun visors for my Shelby CSX recently and I was pleased enough with the results that I'm thinking about jumping in head first and doing a hood. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the video and parts list. I had watched Easy Composites process videos. I had not considered hand lay up then vacuum bagging instead of pulling resin from a supply line. Your approach may simplify the setup. Thanks!

Great video been ordering carbon parts for the longest for my projects might as well learn the skill is it worth to lay fiber glass to practice?

You can use an air conditioner or refrigerator compressor for a vacuum pump as well. Easily pull 27-28" of vacuum. You can get em for free off the curb or in scrap yards. I have used them extensively to vacuum down AC&R systems before charging them.

great video thanks for your time explaining this to us

Well done for the beginner. I have been laying up carbon fiber for going on 20 years and you did hit the big stuff. PrePreg will help a ton with waste resin. With PrePreg your breather hardly gets wet.

thanks man. great channel!

Awesome vídeo more of carbon fiber please!!! thanks from Spain love all of your vídeos!

Awesome. Will have to try it no!

one thing to add is if you can use a catch tank between your part and the vac pump in case you have to much resin you dont want that in the vac pump!

Good information!

So helpful thanks I'm going to have a go for sure

Thanks dude its a great tools

excellent crash course!... you cover the whole process while focusing on the points that matter without drawing out the minor details.... you didn't lose me.. but every other video did..

Great video, thanks!!!

Great stuff. Carbon Fiber is something on the short list of mine to start working with and you just made my shopping list pretty easy! Now I just need to figure out how to make the molds that I want. Thanks!

this was really good. thanks dude.

I just bought a resin infusion setup.. I look forward to building some stuff.

Off the topic but are you going to the Sema in Vegas this year brotha? Or have you ever done a meet & greet thing lol

use old fridge motor for vacuümpomp cheap way powerpump and compressor Max (+-20bar)

Man that is an amazing Friday fool episode I wish that your amazon Links work for the canadian market 👍keep the fiber coming

Literally made a carbon fibre box in my spare room no fancy tools but a vacuum would of been great. Love your videos btw

how well will this kit adhere to aluminum and also if im looking to just use it for a build up like making shape around aluminum i wont have to vacuum it just let it dry and sand ? and then prime and paint ?

Nice video! Wish me luck. I wanna try making my own hood with book-matched fabric.

Good Stuff Mannnnn! I learned a lot from your video.........

By the way I love your videos..!! It's one thing I look forward to every Friday. Thank you for all the hard work.!

Hexcel FTW!!! 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

Killer video Kyle. I so want to get into cf. I've watched tons of videos on it. Ya'll make it look easy. Do the parts come out of the bag finished? As in do you need to sand them? Or polish? Or clear coat? What would the finishing process be if the parts need to be finished.

Cool stuff!! Cool video too

Good stuff Kyle!

I love your mentality. Just try it because you never know how much you'll love it and be proud of your accomplishments, right?

Hey Kyle, you know, I am Brazilian, and do not understand any English ... hahaha But putting the parts in the video description helps a lot, this is undoubtedly the best video Need This Tool I have ever seen It will help me a lot to fabricate the doors, hood, fenders and other parts of my project Thank you Kyle, you are the man !!! Translated by Google

great explanations, might give this a try sometime been curious to try to make things of carbon for my car, hopefully i dont screw it up lol

Thanks realy good.

nice one, thanks

Hopefully you can make a video doing it, I look forward to that.

Finally a video about fabrication! 😉

Good .i like it and your performense is best 👍😎

Appreciate you sharing this info. I am left with one question as a total Newby. on the wax layer in the very beginning. do you apply it then buff it out like waxing a car or do you apply it and leave it on? sorry if it's a stupid question but I've never done this before. thanks again

The breather layer looks to be upholstery dacron. It's used on top of foam for surface smoothness, fill &/or shaping the upholstered item. You will find it in couch cushions, throw pillows, and the like. Some sleep-type pillows are filled with dacron in a bulk form, rather than sheets.

i just bought a roll of carbon fiber twill weave 2x2... and its basically seethrough all over. gaps throughout all of it... is urs like that too? even if i tighten the weave a bit and tape it there are still gaps, is it just something that is no longer noticeable once there is a few layers down?

Just found your channel and subscribed thanks. Dave

I might make me a carbon fiber console.....thanks for the vid man...

been doing carbon stuff as needed for over a year...curious how do you get nice finished edges on parts with a core material? Also how do you incorporate fastenters into your parts or sealable flanges loke on valve covers? props for exposing carbon to people. really just get a kit guys and play around. who doesnt like carbon fiber??

if you just want to skim is it the same process?

cool thanks!

pump link doesnt work could you list model?

What kind of tubing hose are you using from the pump to the port?

doing a hood with 2 layers of thick weave carbon.could not afford $1000 for material so im using 1/2 " core material for support & the hood has good structure. i hope this works. if you hear about a guy in canada hanging from his shop sealing over a mess of carbon fiber thats me XXXXX

cool vid dude thanks

what do you use to cut it after your done?

Great vid, but keep the bumper music for bumpers, not something that interferes with your voice while speaking. Keep up the great work!

Any special considerations for sport bike fairings...? I've always wanted to kit up one of my rides full carbon fiber but they are so pricey. Would i have to make a mold first or can i use the same concept using the fairing as the mold...?

I really want to make a front splitter... But realistically I should start with a mirror cap. lol

can you use the breather after its been saturated and dried for anything like a light wieght bracket or panel?

Rite on brotha your show is the shit you always got good advice at the end.

Prepreg isn't necessarily stronger, just easier to use in production and more consistent.

is it the same pump where is make up vakum during filing up an car's AC system?

Say you wanted to make a wing for a car what do you make the template out of so you can form the carbon?

also do you need both PVA and mold release wax?? I only bought PVA thinking that would be enough, or can't I just use plastic release film as a mold release method?

Vac bag connect have new link?

been waiting on this video how is it cutting and drilling this im thinking about building my own race quad frame u should build an sell quad frames kits killfab frames i would buy 1

I do airplane carbon, dont use prepreg or autoclave. I make my own prepreg though for each job and I use Aeropoxy.

What would you suggest for a vaccum to do body parts? Or is there a different method for that? I'm wanting to skin my whole car in it.

@The Fab Forums Lol hey Kyle, with the camera angle, doesn’t it look like your head is bigger than your body, then you have long Arms? 😂😂 Keep up the good work bro. I want to see more Carbon fiber stuff, because i don’t have a autoclave oven, is there a way to do it without the vacuum? Or oven? Let’s just say I want to do a fender, or bumper, or bash plate for a 4x4? Also, you have to make a video working with the honeycomb cores, and go into some details on +45,90,-45. For specific applications.

The link you put in for the pump is for the cup. Just a heads up

Where can I buy the carbon fibre kits ive been looking on ebay and its just small kits and everything seperate. Thanks

how much did it cost all of that?

hi, it is the same pump is used during AC system vacum build up? I do't know how to describe

Hello . I want to make safety shoe toe with nano fiberglass material. Can you explain that? Thank you

One comment, FibreGlast is heinously overpriced. Check out Soller Composites and ACP Composites for less price gouging

any kend of voss vistion ?

pressure and heat either more pressure or more heat. no autoclave necessary for any part really. just makes it easier for doing lots of parts at once.

If anyone cares to get technical, like he was saying, you'll put the first layer down then the 2nd at 45 deg from that. The 3rd would be 45 deg the opposite way. So on and so on. Just adding in the event anyone was curious.

More of everything with carbon pls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great video, I understood it all, thanks for the repetitive instructions.

It's so easy to understand for us that we know but for some one with no experience it's like speak to another language

FYI - your vacuum pump link is dead. Thanks for the basics nice and simple.

hey man, so not to include the autoclave method, how strong is this process of carbon fiber? how much force can something like this take before it breaks?

I like to get it good and hard before i wet it out, then ill turn on the pump to make it harder. Great way to prep my tool till its time to release.

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