Carbon Fibre
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Category: Diving
Forum Name: Spearo's Corner
Forum Description: Free-divers & spearos chat about their sport
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=105195
Printed Date: 19 Jan 2025 at 7:32am
Topic: Carbon Fibre
Posted By: Latrine
Subject: Carbon Fibre
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2014 at 10:12pm
While I already have 2 guns on the go, I am thinking of the next challenge. This one will include carbon fibre.  I have never worked with it before and have been doing some research online. I was wondering if someone has any contacts where I can get some off-cut pieces or good pricing. I have found a supplier nearby, but at $50 square meter, it is a bit steep to learn with and do tests. Any help, information or knowledge is appreciated. ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |
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Posted By: harrison
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2014 at 10:28pm
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How near is nearby? Im getting some stuff from carboglass in lower hutt for testing out polespear materials and theyre really helpful with the small quantities of rod here and there - 567 9854, if no one answers leave a message and theyll get back to you. ------------- |
Posted By: Latrine
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 7:52am
NZ Fiberglass in Panmure. I'm in Kohimarama. ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |
harrison wrote:Posted By: Mullins
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 9:38am
| CF is a bit passé. Sure you can't include osmium or something? An osmium-cored 4mm spear would retain velocity pretty well. |
Posted By: Latrine
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 10:55am
BUT it would not handle rocky areas well as per my source: "Osmium is a hard but brittle metal that remains lustrous even at high temperatures." ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |
Posted By: Troy Tempest
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 11:01am
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^So only for warm Blue water locations. I call test pilot for a trip to the islands! ------------- ·.¸¸.·´¯'·.¸¸·´¯'·.¸¸.·´¯'·.¸ ><((((º> .¸¸·´¯'·.¸¸.·´¯'·.¸ ><((((º> Just quietly getting on with it... |
Posted By: e.m.p!
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 11:06am
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http://www.makershop.co.nz/carbon_fibre" rel="nofollow - http://www.makershop.co.nz/carbon_fibre http://carbonfibretube.co.nz/" rel="nofollow - http://carbonfibretube.co.nz/ If you're around Chch, Alex Herbert from http://kingswoodskis.com/" rel="nofollow - http://kingswoodskis.com/ may be able to help you out too. He is using quite a bit of CF mat in his skies and may be able to give you some offcuts… |
Posted By: Latrine
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 11:36am
I saw them, but I am after cloth to wrap a gun. I'm in Auckland. ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |
Posted By: Ergo_Rapido
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 3:39pm
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Are you thinking of building up a foam core then wrapping that or something along those lines? ------------- Chuck Norris will never have a heart attack. His heart isn't nearly foolish enough to attack him. |
Posted By: spear crazy
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 4:20pm
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Wettie or kilwell sports i reckon ------------- Axemen Spearfishing... "Putting the crap back into elite" |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 4:29pm
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(0)9 845 7200 southern spars,they do carbon fibre masts,may have cloth and will advise what resin to use. ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: MarkE
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 4:56pm
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Try using carbon/kevlar twill - stronger and also much easier to lay up than carbon twill. ------------- Sea Strike 18' Centre Console - Under Construction.... http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/sea-strike-18-build-thread_topic87723_page1.html" rel="nofollow - Build Thread here |
Posted By: pjc
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 5:16pm
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just remembered brought some carbon strips/string like from a hobby shop on quay st a few years ago,cannot remember what resins i used though,i know it was not normal polyester, i think i used epoxy/west system resins.i was making masts from cedar for model yachts. ------------- Sex at 58.Lucky I live at 56 |
Posted By: spearfisher916
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2014 at 6:27pm
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Dunno where you're gonna get off-cuts of cloth from, manufacturers working with the stuff don't like waste. Also to wrap a barrel you're gonna want a clean piece still on the roll so the weave is not distorted. A metre of 1.2 wide cloth would go a long way, probably get 2 barrels easy out of that. Plain weave carbon cloth and fibreglass cloth are very similar to work with. The main challenge with carbon is you often don't want it hidden under an opaque gelcoat or paint. Twill weave is better than plain weaves for wrapping around curves but the stuff falls apart easy too. Avoid aramid or aramid/carbon blends until you're really comfortable with your layup technique. Thou cannot sand aramid. |
Posted By: Latrine
Date Posted: 13 Nov 2014 at 8:24am
The initial thought is to take two similar strips of wood and wrap one with carbon to compare stiffness. Then add another layer, etc. That way I can determine the minimum profile I can make a gun. Then I would wrap a wood core gun and potentially later do a foam core gun. That is why I was hoping to find off-cuts - to do the tests where I am not concerned about how it looks. ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |
Posted By: e.m.p!
Date Posted: 13 Nov 2014 at 1:04pm
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what foam are you planning to use? Extruded polystyrene (blue foam)? |
Posted By: Latrine
Date Posted: 13 Nov 2014 at 1:39pm
That is so far in the future that I have not even started thinking about it. ------------- Have to get back to work. The slave ship goes in circles when I stop rowing. |
Posted By: MadeYoung
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2023 at 11:23am
| Every get around to making this? |
Posted By: e.m.p!
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2023 at 11:37pm
| Mullins build some wit CF, but he hasn't posted here in a long time |