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Originally Posted by EvoFire
But that's really cool. Kudos for getting your hands dirty on making your own parts. How much are you into it now? Are you planning to continue?
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For 3x yards cf, 2x yards peel ply, breather/bleeder ply, 1L resin, Mold release, cups/sticks/brushes and consumables etc everything you need to get started, I’d say about $325 or so. Half of that cost is the the cf alone.
I will continue. I’m starting as simple as possible (flat sheets). Once I’m comfortable I’d like to remake my canards and splitter in cf, as well as other parts. The only real issue is the sheer cost of materials. You’d think a 12x12” square isn’t much, but with 8 layers that’s almost $40, then x2 If you’re making a pair. Not including all the other consumables.
I need to do research on using fibreglass sheet as some layers, or a foam core material (that won’t melt with poly). If anyone on here has fibreglass experience please hit me up