It cost as much, prolly a little less, I don't anticipate going thru bits as fast. But there's other additional cost in finishing I'm not quite sure how much, I like to find out the hard way ya know!
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Best bet for fiber would be wet layup on a mold (under vacuum and with proper bleeding) to minimize machining.
Shoot for the only machining to be the threaded holes.
Then you loose a lot if the strength of the fiber and rely more on the resin.
The strength comes from the fabric and machining it cuts the fibers. You lay the fibers in particular orientations for strength and you loose that ability if machining a pre-cured block.
True; but how strong does it really need to be? I just can't see Tom going from milling and fly cutting to vaccum bags and resin all over. I think I could deal with the strength reduction.
I sent a PM. I'd love to get on the list for one please [emoji6]
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How strong do you want it? It's about as important as using Ti or and esoteric Al alloy.
I do like the look of CF and milling form a block would change the look only 2 surfaces would have the mesh visible. The other 4 would be the looking at the sandwich stack, not really the look CF evokes.
I think 2 round cores wrapped with 2-3 layers, then those 2 wrapped together with 2-3 more layers (like a 2 cell battery pack) would be a good start. Use rolled up cloth to plug the ends. Would take some experimentation to work it all out.
Probably need 3-4 vacuum/cure cycles.
Copper mesh as the first layer on the battery tube (used for lightning strike protection on aircraft) to get conductivity in the battery well.
I think it would be fun to watch Tom with vacuum bags, resin pots, mold release and sticky fibers all around.
Pre-preg could help a lot.
(No, I don't really ever want to do layup again)
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That sounds like a hat thrown in the ring.... Pm me when you are ready PayPal deposit at the ready. Let's do this! I'm down for 2 $500 each? Seriously! Actually make it 3 I'll buy one for TBev I owe him a favor anyhow.
TBev: this by no means lets you off the hook for those 2 7068s.
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NO. Never again.
Actually, I don't have access to the equipment anymore even if I wanted to.
mine too?
i've gone from almost wetting myself anxious in the lead up to a month since ordering to a more mellow sage like "it'll get here when it gets here" i think the one month was a mental barrier since that was the estimate
i love aluminium mods, hence making my first one that. waiting to try this first one to pull trigger on #2, which i might end up getting from dready with a patina
Looks similar to TruStone but with metal properties? Speaking of TruStone how about that material for fire buttons??
Or Demascus steel M3?? Kind of on a tangent here
Food for thought Tom
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I'm sure that's doable, it's what I'd use if I did inlays, g10 possibly... I don't do inlays bc I'd have to make the mod thicker and making buttons out of blocks is a lot of work and a lot of waste, if you find that in a half in rod it would be doable a lot easier, I've seen most things like that come in thin scales.
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