caron fibre advice

anyone know the best way to bend carbon fibre?
im planning to make a custom air box sort of thing under the bonnet but i dont wanna buy a shett of carbon and wreck it
any info or help
cheers guys
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Thin carbon sheets like 1.4mm is proper bendy and proper strong, I bent a spare bit i had from doing my door cards and I could bend it so the oposit ends were touching each other, you've gotta give some serious stick to break it

You cant .
It wont form from sheet ,it is layered in a mold under pressure to shape .Much like fibreglass .
It's cross layered that's how it gets its strength .

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Originally Posted by clee

You cant .
It wont form from sheet ,it is layered in a mold under pressure to shape .Much like fibreglass .
It's cross layered that's how it gets its strength .

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Originally Posted by Os8472

Thin carbon sheets like 1.4mm is proper bendy and proper strong, I bent a spare bit i had from doing my door cards and I could bend it so the oposit ends were touching each other, you've gotta give some serious stick to break it

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Well yes, it will roll into a tube .Diameter dependent on thickness :agree:

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Well yes, it will roll into a tube .Diameter dependent on thickness :agree:

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Yep, add a couple of small holes at either end and some tie wraps and away ya go :agree:

i only really wann put a 90 degree bend in it

i was maybe thinkin a heat gun and a bit of strength???

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Originally Posted by dgdogz

i only really wann put a 90 degree bend in it

i was maybe thinkin a heat gun and a bit of strength???

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Sorry Clee is right, for a 90degree bend you'd have to buy it like that

so ther no way at all id be able to reshape it whithout either snapping it or just wasting my time?

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so ther no way at all id be able to reshape it whithout either snapping it or just wasting my time?

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U can bend it and u can cut it but thats about it

but no reshaping
anyone know of wer i could get this done?
or maybe another material that is light i could do it with???
would acrylic be suitable

Cut it and glue it neatly?

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Originally Posted by Tiny Tim

Cut it and glue it neatly?

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Or make some little brakets

You can get real CF with an adhesive backing from 3M .Apply this to some thin ali or polycarbonate :agree:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Real-Black-Carbon-Fibre-Sheet-60x30cm-2x2-twill-3M-Boat_W0QQitemZ230323461599QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Ca rsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM?hash =item230323461599&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=7 2%3A1683|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318