Mad Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Just for fun I tried to create the right heel guard in carbon fiber ( the left one is coming but the heat here is just too extreme to continue now ) First the preparation Than I created the mould the rough piece Cutted and during painting Ready! The oem for comparison On the bike As a curiosity : 90% of CF products have an outside layer of twill carbon Or plain And Ducati use's only plain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Never worked with the stuff, that looks great! Can you make a video of how you did that or one of something else? I'd like to learn how to work with it. Edit: never-mind, there are videos of 'how to' on you tube. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Easy composite makes a lot of videos about the different tipes of fibers and techniques , surely better video than anything I could make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnombre Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Wow. Nice work. I've never worked with CF or even seen it done like this. Very interesting. If you have the time, can you describe what you're doing in the first few pix? Green is what? Black blob is what? How does the fiber get in the mix - when is the sheet laid down? If you have time and the interest . . . Thanks for the write up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 No problem ! But you should really check the easy composite’s YouTube channel 1 )first I prepared the oem piece , this will be the shape that the final product will take . the white stuff it’s like a modeling clay , it’s used to create a shape that can be removed from the mold and to change some details , in my case , I didn’t like the holes that everyone has in their CF pieces so I create the indentation using the clay . 2/3) after some anti sticking chemicals I used a mold resin (green) and a reinforcement ( easy composite’s puddy) Pre 4) When the mold was ready I removed the oem piece , modified the mold edges and apply release agents . 4 )I mixed the resin layered 4/5 time the clothes in the last photos ( the twill one ) And when everything was ready I removed the rough piece in the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 I want to be clear, making molds and then making a piece is not really a cheap alternative to buy it but allows you to control every detail and make more copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member blackout Posted September 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted September 15, 2018 Nice work! Craig Mapstone Upstate New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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