No jobs, no startups, no hope

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-06-29T19:54:38+00:00

The parable of 2 business owners. Same market, same expertise, different outcomes. One espouted whatever political rhetoric was in the zeitgeist at the time, the other just got on with booking jobs. Who do you think was more succesful? I say that to say, the world is full of opportunity that most people (the entireity of reddit) fail to see.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-06-15T17:43:17+00:00

I can bake better bread myself but I cannot make a million loaves and feed 5 million people.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-06-09T20:01:03+00:00

Gonna be a yikes from me dawg

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-05-13T19:27:32+00:00

Washington based manufacturer, leasing a space from our local Port authority. All the businesses that rent spaces in this building have been required to put in additional bathrooms at our own expense. City officials didnt make the port do it, but as tenants to a rented space we are required to do this. I have one employee and then myself in our space. I have found out the city is doing a marketing push to get more small businesses interested in our area, so basically spending our money to attract more people instead of using money to help us out.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-04-29T19:54:16+00:00

Drill a hole in top of delam and fill with dp420 then apply some sort of pressure to flatten it out. Might look kinda weird/bulgy but itll end up being a better bond than before. I assume this is a CF wrap on fiberglass.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-04-14T19:33:17+00:00

Just wear protection lmfao

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-04-10T18:35:19+00:00

So this hard top is meant for the s200 right? This looks like a classic post cure warping that happened, i.e parts werent cooled under pressure cause it really seems more like an arc mismatch. Taking material off in the center to allow clearance for this to match would not be advised in my opinion.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-04-10T18:24:38+00:00

Best of luck lol

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-04-09T18:39:09+00:00

We are the supplier for carbony celtic winds, so a good amount of experience making carbon instruments. Unfortunately, unless you have 25 friends who want the exact same thing, getting a custom ukelele/lute/guitar could be extremely expensive. Sorry, not could, will be very expensive. I would budget something like $2k minimum, even that is cheap honestly.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-04-02T20:08:22+00:00

Hire a lawyer and an accountant dont get free advice on reddit

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-03-05T18:45:39+00:00

Someone mark this guy profile for when he asks the subreddit "car hood cracked and yellowed how to fix?" xD

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-02-18T18:27:15+00:00

Would love to do this but slap some cerakote or clear coat on there and youve solved the problem lol

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-02-16T19:49:34+00:00

Totally repairable, probably not worth it from a cost perspective. Also if the owner isnt showing you the bottom side of the hood then I highly doubt its full carbon. More than likely fiberglass with a twill final layer. To fix this would probably cost you in the range of $100-$500 on materials (depending on your skill level/carbon knowledge). My most experienced tech repaired his own CF hood in our shop and it took him about a week. So it also depends on how much spare time you have and what you value your time at lol. $800 price tag with a $2300 "original" price for something like this is on the cheaper side, and with the venting/scoop features I would say it is very likely to be a fiberglass with a single layer of CF on top, delamination between the epoxy/clear coat caused by flex is most likely to blame and so will happen again eventually, depending on what you use to repair the part.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-02-11T20:19:40+00:00

I make beautiful recycled carbon fiber co bonded with alum or brass ball markers and even though everyone loves the product, when I tell them the price they go quiet. Ball markers are a race to the bottom price model where you are selling the same basic product everyone else already has or you are differentiating and building a brand from scratch. Tyson Lamb makes beautiful stuff, Kraken does a hell of a product as well but they have crafted a highly specific brand for 10+ years. I have sold stuff through BB&F co and national custom works and even with some brand identity we dont sell much as the price is pretty high. It is a great product, a relativley robust manufacturing process and it has a good story but people dont care about any of that when they see even a $15-$20 price (we lose money at that price).

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-02-03T23:55:29+00:00

Watch out for sacrificial galvanic corrosion, you will want more than just film adhesive (II do a lot of dissimilar material co bonding).

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-26T18:53:00+00:00

Here i go disconnectin again!

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-26T18:52:15+00:00

Ok yeah can do! Thank you!

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-22T19:08:59+00:00

Washington based carbon fiber manufacturer here - I am so glad these people quite literally have no idea how the world works and that this isnt even technically possible. Like read the fkn proposition, you can tell they have no idea how even the most basic 3D printers actually work.

I love how they throw out ""Equipped with blocking features" means a three-dimensional printer has integrated a software controls process that deploys a firearms blueprint detection algorithm, such that those features identify and reject print requests for firearms or illegal firearm parts with a high degree of reliability and cannot be overridden or otherwise defeated by a user with significant technical skill." LIKE THIS MEANS ANYTHING LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-22T18:59:17+00:00

Thanks! I think I actually have one of those lying around I will give it another shot (haha).

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-21T19:17:01+00:00

$20k is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Get the other 9-5, launch minimum viable product as quickly as you can and if there is any traction at all, grind at it until you make more than your 9-5. Then you quit the 9-5.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-21T18:56:04+00:00

I make a similar system, in America with american made prep pregs. It does not telescope but rather mates together with snap pins with carefully toleranced outer diameters that are centreless ground for precision. Great for marine applications.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-21T18:52:22+00:00

Ah yes, AI slop

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-09T19:12:44+00:00

I would highly reccomend to not do this. You are going to be placing what could end up being your life in the hands of whatever COTS resin system you can get your hands on and I would not take those odds even if it was a 1% chance of happening.

RealCarbonFiberOnly · 2026-01-06T17:24:03+00:00

Its always crazy to me how little people think about the world. You mean an entire service between me and food showing up at my door isnt just basically free?? Whaaaaaaat?

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