Thanks for taking the time to make and share this process… exactly what I wanted to see and learn about. Now to find the most cost effective place for supplies so I can have a go at this :)
Good work. Great vid. You might consider an oscillating tool for cutting the hardened composite. It works great without slinging debris everywhere like a rotary tool .
I have made the same part but with silicone mold and prepreg , and i keep the 2 line of the original part!! Try the keihin cover (if you have a 625 or a 660) i have made one but not happy with the result.. Very nice channel , i appreciate!!!
I made a carbon fiber cover for the rear brake master cylinder on my 1999 Suzuki RM125 about 20 years ago. I made a clay impression mold and then layered the carbon fiber into the mold. I was going to go into making fork covers for dirt bikes but never got around to that project. I wish I had done that...
Hi, nice video! Can I ask why you added aluminum powder to the gelcoat? Does it have any structural reinforcing effect, or can it prevent the tool from warping?
**Sometimes Parts can be Discontinued** So this is an Example of what may no longer be available for Vintage Gear. So this is an example that it can be Manufactured using such or similar procedures/technique.
Brilliant! How would I make similar but with a couple of locating prongs \ tabs on the rear?? It's for two clip on motorbike side panels.. I get the front face ... But can't get my head round now I'd incorporate two locating tabs that would hold the part to the bike frame! Would it be easier to just blue on after? If Anyone can explain or link a video before I pull all my hair out!
Love this (and your other) vids. Would be great to see a bit more context about what's going one...why you're doing what your doing etc. Either on screen or via voice over.
Hi There Thank you for the video techniques with carbon fibre I have a questuon Hiw would you approach a conical shape 40cm diameter 30cm height Maybe one sheet to cover it all ar once or in pieces or any other way Much apprieciate your help Best
congratulations for the excellent work! How does cooking pre-impregnated carbon work? Is it possible to make it happen in a house with a traditional oven? Thanks!
Hello it was very nice work Can drone body and propeller molds be made with this method? By the way, it's nice of you to provide links for the necessary materials.
What I would love a vid of is the entire process of making a 1/32 scale slot car body, then the cost in the country this person lives, What the difficulties are, how to get around undercuts etc etc
I appreciate your work, it would have been amazing if you had weighed the finished product vs the original and put it in the video itself. In any case amazing video.
As soon as I build my air vacuuming table I'm gonna start doing some carbon fiber projects. Safety first when dealing with this dust.☠️ Btw he was using what's called a rib roller. We used them doing fiberglass pools. What's the blue stuff called though? I haven't seen that.
Next time someone asks me how in the hell all the Carbon on one of my R6’s was $2000 worth?? Ill send this video for this tiny little part and show what goes into it. Great video. And Amazing work you do !
Just make 3d model, print it, wrap fibers around and proceed like you see here. But I guess just printed part can be enough (probably with some reinforcement).
Do you have a tip for me? I want a cover for my right side of the engine. but if I made the part it would have the same dimensions as the original. how would i get it to put it on top?
Great video! How many coats of clear were needed to get this finish? I saw your other video with the XCR squeegee'd into pin holes, but here you don't show that and it seems literally 1 coat? And with your aluminium filled gel coat, do you use that because you found that the standard Unimould gel gives more pinholes with the Prepreg? Or some other reason?
Only clear coat on this part because it came from the mould pin hole free. With the aluminium powder, this is added to increase the temperature the gel coat can withstand as uni mould can only go up to 90deg c. Thanks!
@@CarbonWorkshops and only 1 coat of clear? I've been doing 3 sessions of several coats with sanding in between, cleaning with degreaser and silicone remover, and even when it's pinhole free from the mould I can't prevent pinholes appearing in the clearcoat... The quality of your work makes me both incredibly excited and dispirited at the same time 😅
Loved watching the mould making process, Im a laminator by trade but I’m still yet to make a mould! Do you mind me asking where you got your experience as you are really good! 🙂
Well, this was really cool - to see how to actually make such a part. However, questions for the curious remain: 1) was this part chosen as an interesting tutorial example or was there any compelling reason to make this part out of carbon-fibre 2) it's a pretty intense series of steps to go through (vs, say, 3D printing parts), so some back-ground on when and why to chose making parts out of carbon-fiber would be of interest 3) what kind of conditions can carbon-fibre parts be subjected to - temperature range, what solvents might potentially weaken them, what kind of mechanical shock/stress can they be subjected to 4) can the mold be re-used? Great video!
1) probably just impact force so it doesnt break easily it is on an outdoor vehicle after all 2) it is a lot of steps i agree 3) conditions are mostly determined by the resin you use some take heat or uv better than others as well as the coats you do after if any 4) short answer yes but depending on how you make the mold can determine its stiffness and longevity
I’m just doing a test Range Rover eyebrow. You can’t get any so Iv made a moulding too so I can make carbon fibre or chopped look I was just going to paint mine till others asked for a set lol
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Can't unsee the car I drew as a child.
Can't unsee that it looks like a little cartoon car. Nice work
🚕 😁
Thanks for taking the time to make and share this process… exactly what I wanted to see and learn about. Now to find the most cost effective place for supplies so I can have a go at this :)
Now this is a spectacular "how it's made" video! Excellent work 👍
For those who are wondering why carbon fiber parts are so expensive, well this process itself is the answer.
That’s why i love carbon fiber parts, masterpiece of work
It only took 10 minutes 😉
ehhh for a one-off part, sure, but for mass-produced parts, it's pretty easy to turn them out. not to much more involved then molded plastic parts.
@@rich7331 the cost of fiber and time needed to bake it is significant.
@supee if it was mass produced, it would not be significant
This video has cured me of my I can just make my own carbon fiber car parts, how hard could it be? Nevermind
Just buy the molds and it'll save you time.
Excellent and professional work. Please, I have a question: What is the appropriate temperature and pressure for
First cf fab vid I’ve seen, finished product looks 🔥. Great shaping skills!
Good looking part. Finally between you and AJ Hartman, and one or two others, there is getting to be some good composites content on TH-cam.
Thank you 🙌
Good work. Great vid. You might consider an oscillating tool for cutting the hardened composite. It works great without slinging debris everywhere like a rotary tool .
Will a band saw work too? With a fine tooth blade
@@TheAnonymous1one with carbon, grindings always better than sawing
I have made the same part but with silicone mold and prepreg , and i keep the 2 line of the original part!!
Try the keihin cover (if you have a 625 or a 660) i have made one but not happy with the result..
Very nice channel , i appreciate!!!
It is an oven in the process ? What you have to do exaclty with this ?
Wow.. It takes sooo much efforts
What a great video!
Thank you for sharing it, it was really helpful!
4:55 may create safety cabinet likes sandblast, vacuum to canister or fume
I made a carbon fiber cover for the rear brake master cylinder on my 1999 Suzuki RM125 about 20 years ago.
I made a clay impression mold and then layered the carbon fiber into the mold.
I was going to go into making fork covers for dirt bikes but never got around to that project. I wish I had done that...
Hi, nice video! Can I ask why you added aluminum powder to the gelcoat? Does it have any structural reinforcing effect, or can it prevent the tool from warping?
**Sometimes Parts can be Discontinued**
So this is an Example of what may no longer be available for Vintage Gear. So this is an example that it can be Manufactured using such or similar procedures/technique.
❤
As long as the original was carbon, of course.
I want the outer layer of my armor coated with this!
This is black gold 💜
Brilliant! How would I make similar but with a couple of locating prongs \ tabs on the rear?? It's for two clip on motorbike side panels..
I get the front face ... But can't get my head round now I'd incorporate two locating tabs that would hold the part to the bike frame!
Would it be easier to just blue on after?
If Anyone can explain or link a video before I pull all my hair out!
Any soon video of how to carbon fiber Tubes like for intakes and stuff like that?
Love this (and your other) vids. Would be great to see a bit more context about what's going one...why you're doing what your doing etc. Either on screen or via voice over.
What is the oven/device you use for post curing at 135c
Hi There Thank you for the video techniques with carbon fibre I have a questuon Hiw would you approach a conical shape 40cm diameter 30cm height Maybe one sheet to cover it all ar once or in pieces or any other way Much apprieciate your help Best
Felicitaciones un buen trabajo en fibra de carbono desconocía cómo era el proceso de fabricación de una pieza
Hi .. can you show me how to make EGI for squid fishing lure with those material please 🙏
Would the electric 'tin snips' work better for cutting it down, than the dermal?
Why did you add aluminum powder to the gelcoat? Never heard of that
Hi. Good video. I have one question. What kind of carbon you are using?
congratulations for the excellent work! How does cooking pre-impregnated carbon work? Is it possible to make it happen in a house with a traditional oven?
Thanks!
What’s the weight difference? And why no show how it looks on the bike?
Hello
it was very nice work
Can drone body and propeller molds be made with this method?
By the way, it's nice of you to provide links for the necessary materials.
А что за материал такой, что не требует ввода смолы? И откуда самоклеящаяся подложка на нем??
please enlighten me. no resin here? or is it because its prepreg and it has resin in it?
What oven IS that ? How many °C you need for that ?
All that process and you dont use a pedestal drill for the holes? Any reason for that?
Yeah, I haven't got one 😂
I was in the need to see this. Subbed. Thanks for sharing.
How would it cost (larbour and everything) to have the equivalent of an electric scooter fabricated in carbon fibre?
HI. How much is the cost of a part like that..?
Beautiful work friend
i would love to try do stuff like this sadly dont have garage for it
What about cycling parts, have you made anything like that?
Hello! Is this carbon fiber part flexible for a bit?
Красивая текстура, качественная весч!!!
What I would love a vid of is the entire process of making a 1/32 scale slot car body, then the cost in the country this person lives,
What the difficulties are, how to get around undercuts etc etc
❤❤❤ What did you use for a clear coat at the end?
Wow! I feel it looks better without the shiney spray coat.
Hi, what clearcoat you are using?
I appreciate your work, it would have been amazing if you had weighed the finished product vs the original and put it in the video itself.
In any case amazing video.
Plastic would be about the same
Youre good with that little saw
I want to know what is the name of the carbon material used in it
Sir, how long does it take to ovens the mold?
And how long does carbon take to ovens and how many degrees of heat?
Шикарно) навыки как всегда на высшем уровне)
What is the yellow plasticine you use at the start? Is it a certain type? Also what is the aluminium to poly gel ratio please?
Amazing work!
You should totally make a video using my 23 bmw s1000rr bet you could make some sweet parts!
As soon as I build my air vacuuming table I'm gonna start doing some carbon fiber projects. Safety first when dealing with this dust.☠️
Btw he was using what's called a rib roller. We used them doing fiberglass pools. What's the blue stuff called though? I haven't seen that.
How would you make a mould from an FMF 4.1 Carbon end cap.
Next time someone asks me how in the hell all the Carbon on one of my R6’s was $2000 worth?? Ill send this video for this tiny little part and show what goes into it. Great video. And Amazing work you do !
Que cinta lleva la fibra de carbono para que no se rompa la fibra
You just got a new sub! Man this is satisfying
Are you selling these and other ktm cf parts? I have this master cylinder cover on mine too
I have one of these made ready to go, if your interested drop us a email. Thanks
Carbonworkshops@gmail.com
where I can buy a material? I will do it my self
At the end you had painted it.
What preparation did you do before painting?
240 grit sandpaper before clear coat
Can the same mold be reused to create a similar part?
The mould can be used until damaged. 100+ parts
Installed footage missing? Anyway good instruction video..
I wonder why you didn’t use the original plastic piece as a mold instead of having to do all that process to make one?
Because the newly created carbon fiber part would then be bigger by the thickness of the fiber. Doing it this way keeps the new part to size.
Very nice!! Where do you bye the carbonsheet? You dont apply epoxy to carbon, or am I missing something?
This is prepreg carbon fibre. The epoxy resin is already on the carbon fibre. And only cures at high temperatures
@@CarbonWorkshops Tanx!! ( :
please how much did that setup cost total ? 😅 gel, carbon, oven, vacuum pump etc... ?
About £2500
Wow😳 carbon fibre is not an easy job! 💚🇬🇧🌱
En el minuto 5:38 que tiene la fibra de carbono
Best work 💯
Would it be possible to just 3d Print these molds?
Possible, but would not be a smooth finish like gel coat and probably wouldn't take the temperature needed to cure the part.
Love that Fred Flintstone car
If that's a KTM part, how can I make fork protectors that go round the back of the forks? Same way? Thanks
Just make 3d model, print it, wrap fibers around and proceed like you see here. But I guess just printed part can be enough (probably with some reinforcement).
I love your videos. Your parts look sooo good.
I have one question. How thick are the parts with two layers of carbon fiber?
Thanks for your ideas.
Thank you! Finished thickness is only about 1.5mm. But very strong!
Do you have a tip for me? I want a cover for my right side of the engine. but if I made the part it would have the same dimensions as the original. how would i get it to put it on top?
@@smogman2084 you will need to make a offset on your pattern your moulding off. Best things to use is high temperature sheet wax.
Pretty cool!
Can you make a air intake manifold.
Great video! How many coats of clear were needed to get this finish? I saw your other video with the XCR squeegee'd into pin holes, but here you don't show that and it seems literally 1 coat?
And with your aluminium filled gel coat, do you use that because you found that the standard Unimould gel gives more pinholes with the Prepreg? Or some other reason?
Only clear coat on this part because it came from the mould pin hole free.
With the aluminium powder, this is added to increase the temperature the gel coat can withstand as uni mould can only go up to 90deg c.
Thanks!
@@CarbonWorkshops and only 1 coat of clear? I've been doing 3 sessions of several coats with sanding in between, cleaning with degreaser and silicone remover, and even when it's pinhole free from the mould I can't prevent pinholes appearing in the clearcoat... The quality of your work makes me both incredibly excited and dispirited at the same time 😅
@@jonathanw2036 I do 1 light coat, followed by 1 full coat. Doesn't always happen first time for me 🙈
@@CarbonWorkshops Ok good to know! Thanks for the replies mate!
Amazing results! I don’t see you using epoxy before or after laying down your sheets. Do you use any? Or is it just molded with the vacuum?
This is prepreg carbon fibre meaning the epoxy is already in the carbon cloth and cures at high temperatures
@@CarbonWorkshops thank you!
I was expecting some fiberglass hackery.. but that was pretty awesome.
damn this took forever lol. really well educated video on the process of making one.
So rad. How much for yu to make me one for my ktm 640 adventure? I have that same cover.
Hi, drop us a message Carbonworkshops@gmail.com
4:35 i uses heavy duty scisor to cut excess, its faster, i can smoothen it after dat
What type of vacuum bag do you use to be able to use the impulse sealer?
Food boil vacuum bags
@@CarbonWorkshops Thank you!
@@CarbonWorkshops thanks, now i can get rid of expensive tape and vacuumbags :)
Loved watching the mould making process, Im a laminator by trade but I’m still yet to make a mould! Do you mind me asking where you got your experience as you are really good! 🙂
Thank you 👍
I have learnt all my skills through trial and error and what ever information was about.
@@CarbonWorkshops chad
Hello , what kind of carbon is that?? Is the bsckside sticky , where can i buy this , nice skills by the way 😊
@@bjorn-eriksvensson2956 it's pre preg carbon fiber
I want to learn and use it as my business.
Good work , keep form for next product for frieds 👍:)
how to make pet fiber or any fiber (from chopped to mat) with this method to blend epoxy with it .
Congratulations!
Well, this was really cool - to see how to actually make such a part. However, questions for the curious remain:
1) was this part chosen as an interesting tutorial example or was there any compelling reason to make this part out of carbon-fibre
2) it's a pretty intense series of steps to go through (vs, say, 3D printing parts), so some back-ground on when and why to chose making parts out of carbon-fiber would be of interest
3) what kind of conditions can carbon-fibre parts be subjected to - temperature range, what solvents might potentially weaken them, what kind of mechanical shock/stress can they be subjected to
4) can the mold be re-used?
Great video!
1) probably just impact force so it doesnt break easily it is on an outdoor vehicle after all
2) it is a lot of steps i agree
3) conditions are mostly determined by the resin you use some take heat or uv better than others as well as the coats you do after if any
4) short answer yes but depending on how you make the mold can determine its stiffness and longevity
Beautiful work 💪🏽🇬🇧👍🏽
I would love you see stihl chainsaw parts made from caribe fiber. Now that would be awsome
Great video :) what was the last thing that you sprayed onto the part?
2k clear coat 👍
Good work. First time seeing in u tube. Where can i get carbon fiber and what is the price.
shopee
I’m just doing a test Range Rover eyebrow. You can’t get any so Iv made a moulding too so I can make carbon fibre or chopped look I was just going to paint mine till others asked for a set lol
Looks very clean, can you use the unimold system for prepreg?
Yes works great, but choice of gel coat is important. The black uni gel doesn't work well
Nice video! How many times can you use that mold before you break it?
Iv got moulds made the same way that have had over 100 parts made with no damage
Wow! Great job dude
Working with this stuff is always challenging but its not always this complex
Did you put epoxy resin into carbonfiber cloth?
It's already on the cloth. This is prepreg carbon fibre.