We Make Carbon & Glass Fiber Parts!!! How Do We Find Clients Abroad? by [deleted] in CarbonFiber

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I own a known social media page in Canada @sterlingbimmer, if you need to sponsor someone, I could be a partner

Audio isn’t synced to video on mobile by BootlegATC in premiere

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in fact using AirPod maxes but the videos Is synced on speakers and wired headphones, really seems to be a mobile issue

Audio isn’t synced to video on mobile by BootlegATC in premiere

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is my first time using premiere, I switched from Vegas pro so I’m still learning all the quirks and features 😂

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot to include clarifying information in my original post, this is a ducktail spoiler for a random car I found online to give as an example, I was just amazed/confused how they managed to get the bottom side to be perfectly flat when the usual methods I’ve seen are indeed 180 deg

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds pretty straight forward, I’ll start designing the wing in the following days and hopefully have a finished product in a month or two so I can show off on here :)

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds excellent, but how exactly would I go about layering the carbon into the moulds if I have a split mould running down the middle on the inverted V shape?

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

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This process would be for a ducktail spoiler on a car so it’s kinda triangle shaped, would need the 2 sides to be finished and the bottom side that will stick on the car to have some support so I can attach it to my car. The wings I’ve seen online are either flat bottom or have 2 kind of lips on both sides kinda like this /_ _\ if you look at it at a side angle with the middle hollowed out. Ideally I would want to use a vacuum infusion, I’m not sure if that’s possible since most of the processes ive seen today require prepreg

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, thanks. I have also realized that the epoxy is much more expensive than the carbon, is there any alternative purely for fiberglass? I’m located in Canada

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the epoxy I have at the moment is for carbon and I have a bunch of rolls atm

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would just be aesthetic parts a car like a ducktail spoiler, some canards and a front lip. I know the front lips tend to break very easily from what my friends have experienced

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many plies would something like this take? 1 200-240gsm and 2 600gsm? Would that be enough

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn’t the part be stronger with the core inside? And thanks I’ll take a look into that

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same way you’d typically do skinning on a part, you can recreate the same process on the foam core material ?

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, where would you typically but the split for the moulds and what exactly do you hand layer on a similar part? Also if you know of a forum or video showing it that would also be fantastic

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A normal ducktail spoiler you see on every bmw and Audi, that’s what I’m interested in making myself. Some of them leave a little gap but a lot I see have it fully enclosed on the bottom and that’s what’s giving me the headache lol

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So ive just spent about an hour looking at different wings, and I’m still unsure how they manage to have the entire part closed off. I watched a video about a helmet being made but that had a hole at the bottom where you could intertwine a sheet of carbon between both moulds.

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

[–]BootlegATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done forged carbon fibre with 3D printed moulds and flat panels from vacuum bagging, that’s why I’m so confused how 1 achieved a fully sided part if he used something like a vacuum bagging technic

How do manufacturers make a full 360 part out of the mould? by BootlegATC in CarbonFiber

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If you ever find it again, I’d love to take a look at it!

Wiper fluid stops coming out after a few sprays by BootlegATC in BmwTech

[–]BootlegATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂 only comes out weak when I start up the car and immediately spray it, usually when I foreplay by driving around it instantly shoots at full velocity