The guys told me they'd be comfortable with 2 layers of carbon. I'm going to do 3, at least in the root, and then add even more reinforcement around the attachment points. It's gonna be thick as hell but I'm confident it'll be bulletproof. Even with just the (white oak) spars in there, it feels remarkably strong along the layer lines
(06-20-2023, 08:52 AM)packocrayons Wrote: The guys told me they'd be comfortable with 2 layers of carbon. I'm going to do 3, at least in the root, and then add even more reinforcement around the attachment points. It's gonna be thick as hell but I'm confident it'll be bulletproof. Even with just the (white oak) spars in there, it feels remarkably strong along the layer lines
It's in the vacuum bag where it will live for the next few hours.
I definitely went overkill on the reinforcement. Five layers of 5.8oz carbon at the root and three over the majority of the body. Had to patch a little at the tips since it's a lot of curve, but I'm really happy with how well the twill weave works around corners (though it's impossible to handle without damaging it).
This went impressively well. I'm absolutely thrilled with the workability of this stuff compared to the kevlar.
(06-20-2023, 08:52 AM)packocrayons Wrote: The guys told me they'd be comfortable with 2 layers of carbon. I'm going to do 3, at least in the root, and then add even more reinforcement around the attachment points. It's gonna be thick as hell but I'm confident it'll be bulletproof. Even with just the (white oak) spars in there, it feels remarkably strong along the layer lines
It's in the vacuum bag where it will live for the next few hours.
I definitely went overkill on the reinforcement. Five layers of 5.8oz carbon at the root and three over the majority of the body. Had to patch a little at the tips since it's a lot of curve, but I'm really happy with how well the twill weave works around corners (though it's impossible to handle without damaging it).
This went impressively well. I'm absolutely thrilled with the workability of this stuff compared to the kevlar.
I'M OFF TO JOIN THE SPACE AGE
Damn this is looking slick, I'm really excited to see the final result. How much resin did it end up drinking?
(06-20-2023, 08:52 AM)packocrayons Wrote: The guys told me they'd be comfortable with 2 layers of carbon. I'm going to do 3, at least in the root, and then add even more reinforcement around the attachment points. It's gonna be thick as hell but I'm confident it'll be bulletproof. Even with just the (white oak) spars in there, it feels remarkably strong along the layer lines
It's in the vacuum bag where it will live for the next few hours.
I definitely went overkill on the reinforcement. Five layers of 5.8oz carbon at the root and three over the majority of the body. Had to patch a little at the tips since it's a lot of curve, but I'm really happy with how well the twill weave works around corners (though it's impossible to handle without damaging it).
This went impressively well. I'm absolutely thrilled with the workability of this stuff compared to the kevlar.
I'M OFF TO JOIN THE SPACE AGE
Damn this is looking slick, I'm really excited to see the final result. How much resin did it end up drinking?
9 pumps of resin from the bottle. I'm not sure how much that is, but I'm guessing about 90ml? Surprisingly little, I'm happy with how well the carbon wetted out between layers and the vacuum pulled the resin right through to the top. It might get a hotcoat, but we'll see.
I'm tempted to put this thing through the ringer, but I think normal use is enough abuse for it
(06-20-2023, 08:52 AM)packocrayons Wrote: The guys told me they'd be comfortable with 2 layers of carbon. I'm going to do 3, at least in the root, and then add even more reinforcement around the attachment points. It's gonna be thick as hell but I'm confident it'll be bulletproof. Even with just the (white oak) spars in there, it feels remarkably strong along the layer lines
It's in the vacuum bag where it will live for the next few hours.
I definitely went overkill on the reinforcement. Five layers of 5.8oz carbon at the root and three over the majority of the body. Had to patch a little at the tips since it's a lot of curve, but I'm really happy with how well the twill weave works around corners (though it's impossible to handle without damaging it).
This went impressively well. I'm absolutely thrilled with the workability of this stuff compared to the kevlar.
I'M OFF TO JOIN THE SPACE AGE
Damn this is looking slick, I'm really excited to see the final result. How much resin did it end up drinking?
9 pumps of resin from the bottle. I'm not sure how much that is, but I'm guessing about 90ml? Surprisingly little, I'm happy with how well the carbon wetted out between layers and the vacuum pulled the resin right through to the top. It might get a hotcoat, but we'll see.
I'm tempted to put this thing through the ringer, but I think normal use is enough abuse for it
Damn, not bad at all, and yeah, I think just put it through some normal use. Don't abuse it until you're ready to replace it haha
Hotcoat setting up. It's no professional job, but holy crap is this thing stiff. I could handstand my full weight at about 50% of the span and it doesn't flex a bit
It's alive! She had her first surf today. Very little low end grunt which was a little disappointing, but it tops out really nicely. Likely not ideal because it was so shallow that the wake wasn't pumping.
Either way, I surfed an un-set wake on a small ski boat. We're getting there!
(06-21-2023, 10:28 PM)Ayydan Wrote: Awesome! Now to push it till it snaps haha
I actually pumped it pretty hard. Effectively stomping on it in the water, and it held up just fine. The bolts started to wiggle loose as it settled in, but I think that's normal.
