carbon fiber inlay

[kfxguy]

you're on it, nice flippn' job on your batt trays. darn look like the ones i bought.
keepm' popn'

Thanks :) I thought they turned out pretty decent. They aren't perfect but they are close. First time milling wood/cf in my machine. Can't crank down on the vise or they would bend. Im hoping to have this thing ready by the weekend. That depends on how my motor mount turns out.

[Wetter]

you're on it, nice flippn' job on your batt trays. darn look like the ones i bought.
keepm' popn'

[kfxguy]

Here's the battery trays compared to the stock junk. They are made of a thin sheet of basswood and a layer of carbon fiber with epoxy soaked in them. Really stiff and light. I chose to go this route and laminate the wood because it was much cheaper materials wise, took less time and the end result was good enough.

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Here's the trays after milling the slots. I messed up. I was supposed to do 4 smaller slots and accidentally went too far. O well.....not making another set.

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Installed in the hull

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Now im waiting on epoxy to dry on the motor mount. I started it already. Not sure if its what im gonna end up with yet tho. We shall see.

[kfxguy]

Looking good. I hope you will post the rebuild through to completion. I have some carbon fiber work
coming up and appreciate any info posted about it. Like you said, there's not much out there. Keep up the good work!

I will and if you have any questions....don't hesitate to ask. Im not a pro....but I know a couple things about cf work.

[kfxguy]

i appreciate your post didn't know CF was that pliable (still in the box) to spread around stuffing tube there is another post i started CF Cloth? and so here is what iridebikes247 says,(Quote)
" use super 77 spray adhesive. just a light mist coast and I can cut razor sharp edges. at first I was worried that the spray adhesive would mess up the epoxy bond, the epoxy breaks down most adhesives very very well, try it and put a piece of tape on the cf cloth then epoxy, the adhesive melts off the tape very quickly.

I measure the size I need for the hull, spray the cloth, press it into place. The important thing is not touching the cloth after it is set into place, otherwise the epoxy will allow it to slide around a bit and you risk having air bubbles. some people aren't a fan of the spray adhesive but in my experience it has always broken down and the epoxy penetrates through the cloth, but to each his own. "

anyways i basically was thinkn' the same tools.
i am almost ready to lay mine, waiting for keithbradley, he was supposed to be making a tutorial of CF lay.
Thank you kfxguy.

Well I didn't find any detailed way of doing it....just bits and pieces. I've done quite a few things in cf here recently,mostly over laying parts. Same thing to me with this. I dud learn the spray glue tip here recently and it works great. Just make sure you get the cloth in place (most people don't even know it starts out as a cloth) and then once its where you want....pull up a small section and spray it with adhesive. Carefully press it down taking care to not wrinkle. I've never had an issue with using the glue. It helps out greatly because the cf resin doesn't make it stick.

Im glad im getting some feedback.....I thought I had wasted my time. I actually posted this three times before this and everytime for some reason my phone crashed. Android garbage lol.

Stay tuned....im at welding school right now but when I get home, ill finish (try at least) the battery trays. If I get far enough, i'll start the motor mount. I have to mill slots in my trays with my milling machine for the battery straps.... so that may take a while.

[Wetter]

i appreciate your post didn't know CF was that pliable (still in the box) to spread around stuffing tube there is another post i started CF Cloth? and so here is what iridebikes247 says,(Quote)
" use super 77 spray adhesive. just a light mist coast and I can cut razor sharp edges. at first I was worried that the spray adhesive would mess up the epoxy bond, the epoxy breaks down most adhesives very very well, try it and put a piece of tape on the cf cloth then epoxy, the adhesive melts off the tape very quickly.

I measure the size I need for the hull, spray the cloth, press it into place. The important thing is not touching the cloth after it is set into place, otherwise the epoxy will allow it to slide around a bit and you risk having air bubbles. some people aren't a fan of the spray adhesive but in my experience it has always broken down and the epoxy penetrates through the cloth, but to each his own. "

anyways i basically was thinkn' the same tools.
i am almost ready to lay mine, waiting for keithbradley, he was supposed to be making a tutorial of CF lay.
Thank you kfxguy.

[Fella1340]

Looking good. I hope you will post the rebuild through to completion. I have some carbon fiber work
coming up and appreciate any info posted about it. Like you said, there's not much out there. Keep up the good work!

[rickwess]

Thanks. I just figured I'd have at least one post by know lol. No biggie. Im just used to the other forums I frequent where you'll have a response usually within 5 or so minutes. Lol

Most of us work during the day. It's how we support this expensive hobby.............and a few other vices

[kfxguy]

Patience friend. You only posted it late last night.

It's a good write-up.

Thanks. I just figured I'd have at least one post by know lol. No biggie. Im just used to the other forums I frequent where you'll have a response usually within 5 or so minutes. Lol

[rickwess]

Well I guess I was just a little taken back by no one commenting. I figured no one appreciated it.

Patience friend. You only posted it late last night.

It's a good write-up.

[kfxguy]

really nice job. im sure a lot of people appreciate this tip but it takes a week for posts like this to be read and tried out don't think you wasted any time

Well I guess I was just a little taken back by no one commenting. I figured no one appreciated it.

[iridebikes247]

really nice job. im sure a lot of people appreciate this tip but it takes a week for posts like this to be read and tried out don't think you wasted any time

[kfxguy]

Thanks man, I'm just about to do some CF work on my boat and was wondering about the stuffing tube. Any details on your vacuum bag setup?

I have a big piece of glass. Some Peel ply,vacuum pump, some cotton material from walmart for soaking up extra resin, and regular visqueen for the bag. Its sealed down with sticky tape. Ill post my battery trays later this evening. They turned out nice. I ordered a billet servo bracket today and hopefully get it in by the weekend. I should be done by then.

[pescador]

Thanks man, I'm just about to do some CF work on my boat and was wondering about the stuffing tube. Any details on your vacuum bag setup?

[kfxguy]

Lol. Nobody cares. Guess I wasted my time posting this. Lmao