Hey, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience, I want to get started on making carbon fiber pieces and don’t know where to start and what to buy. I was hoping you can give me some guidance. I have a race car (time trial) and need to get started on aero so I will be making big and small pieces. Thanks for your help!
Great video, thanks a lot for the valuable info. want to ask a quick question, will carbon fiber poking through skin and make your hand itch just like glass fiber? thanks again, very appreciate your video, it's people like you share the info, make the DIYers projects possible!
Very Informative guys! Thanks for posting this. I am planning on re-making my Motion Simulator frame out of CF. I have been watching these types of videos for weeks before taking the plunge!
pretty good explained. thanks for that. i think imma use this video to try my best on the first time doing custom carbon parts. but please tell me what material u put over the finished carbon parts before you put it in the plastic bags...
I think I’ll invest is some materials to give it a way. My vent has some right angels in it. Is that possible to do with carbon fiber or would I use a bit of aluminum angle to attach them together?
awesome video. i have a question though. what is the reason to vacuum bag vs. just hand laying the epoxy on? it looks like you don’t have to sand the part down like the guys who don’t vacuum. is that why you vacuum? thanks
@@ajhartmanaero I have another quick question lol. I’m building a front spoiler / splitter for a classic car. It will be 4’ long x 6” wide. Since it’s a long part, and will be up against wind resistance, How should I go about making that part firm and strong, and not flex at 75mph? More Layers?
Interesting and informative video showing a great technique that is new to me. Many thanks. One small beef is the music levels between speech and music playing. Very annoying to have to keep turning the sound down every time the music starts.
Quick Q... Obviously creating the Al part is trivially easy. Can you let us know what the final weights are of the Al v. the CF for these parts? Great work AJ! We are looking forward to installing your canards prior to the Pitt race!
I’ve been trying to get a spoiler for my G8 but every place is sketchy. I have to pay some guy through PayPal or zelle and trust them to ship it. I might just make my own.
Are the fray edges on the Carbon Fiber sheets dangerous like Fiber Glass? I live in a NYC apartment and i want to try doing this inside the apartment with a airtight nylon, pvc enclosure and pump the air outside. I have the enclosure for 3D printed Carbon Fiber the material is amazing but it absorbs too much air and becomes unusable until dried. I would love to use this on all external out facing panels and use the 3D printed Carbon Fiber Filament for the internals
Could I use the same process you just did but with out the oven? As in after the part is at full pressure in the bag let it cure without an oven? Also are there differences between this and a wet lay?
More important He should actually be wearing gloves when handling that partall stuff. I’m telling you man it all seeps in and over the years it’s not good
Theres these magical things called drills or glue haha. Not sure how the end installer mounted them but drilling some simple brackets, or gluing on some tabs would be the two easy options.
I started trying this and I’ve tried two different resins and I keep coming up with pinholes in the final product.. any suggestions? I’ve tried a special bit to mix the resin, I tried the rollers to roll out the carbon after the first layer.... appreciate any help you can give. Thanks.
Yeah. You can't. The only way to get a 100% pin hole finish would be to clear coat the parts. Even Pre preg and infusion will have little tiny pinholes.
AJ Hartman Aero I mean ok. Take criticism however you see fit. I didn’t ask you to take an audio engineering course, just bring the level of the music down 2db in the next video if you care to... You make carbon fiber parts for race cars, you can figure this out bro 😂
NEON you’d really be upset at my earlier videos if the levels in this one get you upset. They were really terrible. I try and keep an eye on the audio level thing on my software to keep them close but don’t go crazy spending time on getting it perfect.
AJ Hartman Aero hey man that’s all I wanted to hear haha. It’s not that audio levels upset me, i just wanted to point it out in case you were unaware in an effort to improve the overall quality of the video(s). Not trying to be a dickhead, just literally making a comment 😄
@@SpendinThatCash I suggested to him years ago about producing carbon fiber tip videos. He responded to me the same as you. Just be patient, he’ll get there.
From my perspective, when I try and run through stuff faster and don't do enough blah blah blah I get a million questions. So I'd rather over blah blah so people get a better understanding than not give enough blah blah and people still have questions.
Thank you for all your tips and helping enthusiast grow with all the knowledge you provide !
This is the DIY I was looking for. Thanks for the video
How do you only have 3,000 subscribers? Keep up the great content, you’ll blow up soon
Hey, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience, I want to get started on making carbon fiber pieces and don’t know where to start and what to buy. I was hoping you can give me some guidance. I have a race car (time trial) and need to get started on aero so I will be making big and small pieces.
Thanks for your help!
Patience knowledge skill...well spoken produced 1 off carbon fiber demonstration...Thank you. God bless you for giving this great video
Coming in late but this is an excellent technique that I'm going to save for later!
Great video, thanks a lot for the valuable info.
want to ask a quick question, will carbon fiber poking through skin and make your hand itch just like glass fiber?
thanks again, very appreciate your video, it's people like you share the info, make the DIYers projects possible!
Potentially. Some people don’t itch at all and some itch like crazy.
Could you give us a list of materials and where to get them for us to get started? thanks for the video!
Terrific video!! Thank you
What is the saw called and make and model. I dig that saw!
Very Informative guys! Thanks for posting this. I am planning on re-making my Motion Simulator frame out of CF. I have been watching these types of videos for weeks before taking the plunge!
Awesome and concise vid! what kind of electric sheer did you use for cutting the carbon cloth?
pretty good explained. thanks for that. i think imma use this video to try my best on the first time doing custom carbon parts.
but please tell me what material u put over the finished carbon parts before you put it in the plastic bags...
peel ply and bleeder
Very cool tutorial!
Is this strong enough to cover the car or do you need extra support beneath?
What is the orange composite material that you use to make molds? Cheers
cool video! thanks man!
Fantastic video. Where do you get your material/consumables?
Thanks bro! Very informative.
I need to try this with my radiator ducting out of my hood! Probably attempt to do a wet lay and see what happens
I want to do it to mine as well but other projects are a little more important at the moment.
I think I’ll invest is some materials to give it a way. My vent has some right angels in it. Is that possible to do with carbon fiber or would I use a bit of aluminum angle to attach them together?
How much pressure do you have in your vacuum? And you're "oven" set at what temperature?
Full vac and 135*f for my epoxy
just curious why might someone choose to clear coat final product vs just sand/ buff? Thanks
I'm from Mexico, when you talk about degrees do you mean 130-140F° or C°?
Fantastic work 👌
hello i'm a new subscriber,do you have any video tutorial/advice for someone who wants to start building carbon fiber parts?
Yeah. You just watched it.
Killer video, thank you!!
awesome video. i have a question though. what is the reason to vacuum bag vs. just hand laying the epoxy on?
it looks like you don’t have to sand the part down like the guys who don’t vacuum. is that why you vacuum?
thanks
Makes it stronger and lighter.
@@ajhartmanaero I have another quick question lol.
I’m building a front spoiler / splitter for a classic car. It will be 4’ long x 6” wide. Since it’s a long part, and will be up against wind resistance, How should I go about making that part firm and strong, and not flex at 75mph? More Layers?
@@nightfurynova use a core.
Do you absolutely need an oven ? And do you clear the pieces ? Thank u awesome video
No. And sometimes.
How thick is the one off aluminum mold?
Very Interesting
How do I go about building side window louvers for car?
Interesting and informative video showing a great technique that is new to me. Many thanks. One small beef is the music levels between speech and music playing. Very annoying to have to keep turning the sound down every time the music starts.
Came here to say this. The blasting music with super quiet vocals is a really bad combo. We're here for the carbon, not the music--just leave it out.
very smart idea.
Quick Q... Obviously creating the Al part is trivially easy. Can you let us know what the final weights are of the Al v. the CF for these parts? Great work AJ! We are looking forward to installing your canards prior to the Pitt race!
how can you make that aluminum parts?
Sorry but already shipped them.
How much weight did you save on going to Carbon
I’ve been trying to get a spoiler for my G8 but every place is sketchy. I have to pay some guy through PayPal or zelle and trust them to ship it. I might just make my own.
can i ask what is the surface of your cutting table to be able to easy roll cut your mat ?
Cutting mat
@@ajhartmanaero thanks 🤘
Where did you buy the cloth from?
Are the fray edges on the Carbon Fiber sheets dangerous like Fiber Glass? I live in a NYC apartment and i want to try doing this inside the apartment with a airtight nylon, pvc enclosure and pump the air outside. I have the enclosure for 3D printed Carbon Fiber the material is amazing but it absorbs too much air and becomes unusable until dried. I would love to use this on all external out facing panels and use the 3D printed Carbon Fiber Filament for the internals
Yes.
if making flat carbon pieces, could you use a roller of sorts to squeeze extra epoxy out?
Yes. Not nearly to effect of vacuum bagging tho.
Yes. Not nearly to the effect of vacuum bagging tho.
how many layers of carbon fiber sheets did you use in each cabon stack?
Where do you get those big rolls of carbon fiber at
I’ve been getting my carbon from sollercomposites.com for years now.
What is this glue that you use to stick the plate to the part? I did carbon my mirror covers and one of them needs glue...
3m spray tack adhesive
Can this method be used to make a carbon roc chassis from the original one?
Could I use the same process you just did but with out the oven? As in after the part is at full pressure in the bag let it cure without an oven? Also are there differences between this and a wet lay?
yes and yes.
On a one time use mold like the aluminium is there a way to get a finished side on both front and back of the carbon ?
It’s called B side mold. So technically yes but really increases the difficulty.
Cool video and a great process to watch. But you should put some glasses and a mask on while cutting fiber.
Thanks dad. But it’s a wet saw so no dust.
More important He should actually be wearing gloves when handling that partall stuff.
I’m telling you man it all seeps in and over the years it’s not good
Nice video! Can you do a video on making plugs? Would appreciate it!
The composite videos always do pretty good on views but I don’t have any upcoming projects to video. I will eventually.
How much does one of those big sheets of carbon cost?
How are you going to install these parts with out clips and tabs..
Theres these magical things called drills or glue haha. Not sure how the end installer mounted them but drilling some simple brackets, or gluing on some tabs would be the two easy options.
@@ajhartmanaero there are no drills on earth
can we make cutting boards with this? would it be harmfull for food?
Would probably be the same as those softer plastic ones if you have a good layer of epoxy
@@patrickio3401 thank you man
I started trying this and I’ve tried two different resins and I keep coming up with pinholes in the final product.. any suggestions? I’ve tried a special bit to mix the resin, I tried the rollers to roll out the carbon after the first layer.... appreciate any help you can give. Thanks.
Yeah. You can't. The only way to get a 100% pin hole finish would be to clear coat the parts. Even Pre preg and infusion will have little tiny pinholes.
Also how long do you leave the vacuum pump running? Do you let it run the entire time the part is curing in the oven?
@@troywynn5872 yes
Nice.
Do you do carbon work at home and at a work shop?
My workshop is at home.
Don't you have that big unit now that you were in last year, you said you were moving units?
@@markcray5164 Your looking at the new place. For now anyway.
Where do you buy your materials?
can you make them without the vacuum bag?
Probably. If there isn’t a lot of curve then most likely yes.
Any specifications about the oven?
Nothing special. Has a little heater in it on a thermostat. It gets hot and that’s about it.
Sooooo easy
Très bien 😉
💯😲
Thank you for the video but please level the audio better if possible. You were quiet when talking then the music was loud as shit lol
I make carbon fiber parts. Not perfect audio levels.
AJ Hartman Aero I mean ok. Take criticism however you see fit. I didn’t ask you to take an audio engineering course, just bring the level of the music down 2db in the next video if you care to... You make carbon fiber parts for race cars, you can figure this out bro 😂
NEON you’d really be upset at my earlier videos if the levels in this one get you upset. They were really terrible. I try and keep an eye on the audio level thing on my software to keep them close but don’t go crazy spending time on getting it perfect.
AJ Hartman Aero hey man that’s all I wanted to hear haha. It’s not that audio levels upset me, i just wanted to point it out in case you were unaware in an effort to improve the overall quality of the video(s). Not trying to be a dickhead, just literally making a comment 😄
@@SpendinThatCash I suggested to him years ago about producing carbon fiber tip videos. He responded to me the same as you. Just be patient, he’ll get there.
What resin do you use
What machine u using?
Easily earned a sub from me! Thanks :)
Too mush bla,bla,bla
From my perspective, when I try and run through stuff faster and don't do enough blah blah blah I get a million questions. So I'd rather over blah blah so people get a better understanding than not give enough blah blah and people still have questions.
If you don’t use an oven is it still the same process? And how’d you make your oven?
yes. And i put heaters in a box.
@@ajhartmanaero so is there a specific heat it has to be at for a certain time?
@@ajhartmanaero and what pump and equipment would you suggest to someone just starting out?