Has anyone made a carbon fibre board??

I know it can be a b**ch to work with,and it costs an arm and leg, but has anyone had ago with this sexy stuff?? Peaman

I’m on a yahoo mailing list called brd-blding. The topic is mainly kiteboardbuilding. A lot of the guys there a using core-cel(PVC)/carbon/kevlar/epoxy construction in combination with vacuumbagging. I known kevlar is a B$tch, you cannot sand it period… Don’t know about carbon. On yahoo you can browse the messages [smile]

I know it can be a b**ch to work with,and it costs an arm and leg, but has > anyone had ago with this sexy stuff??>>> Peaman I believe Mr. Greenough has used this stuff pretty extensively.It seems to me there was a shop in Malibu area (back in 80’s)that featured carbon fibre boards.

Matt - There was a shop at Kanaan Rd & PCH that offered boards (Graphlite label?) glassed with Kevlar - they had that shiny golden color and held up pretty well. I saw a Hobie on E-Bay recently that had a black carbon graphite/epoxy deck and “aluminized” fiberglass bottom and rails. Pope bisect available as hollow carbon graphite too.

Matt - There was a shop at Kanaan Rd & PCH that offered boards > (Graphlite label?) glassed with Kevlar - they had that shiny golden color > and held up pretty well. I saw a Hobie on E-Bay recently that had a black > carbon graphite/epoxy deck and “aluminized” fiberglass bottom > and rails. Pope bisect available as hollow carbon graphite too. Saw a prototype of Karl Pope’s a few years back. He beat it w/ a 2x4.

Saw a prototype of Karl Pope’s a few years back. He beat it w/ a 2x4. I’ll bet it was pretty stiff … you know …[blush]

I’ll bet it was pretty stiff … you know …[blush] Coral, I think you need to get out more darling!!

I’ll bet it was pretty stiff … you know …[blush] come to think of it he had hairy palms as well. Sorry, had to say that.

Matt - There was a shop at Kanaan Rd & PCH that offered boards > (Graphlite label?) glassed with Kevlar - they had that shiny golden color > and held up pretty well. I saw a Hobie on E-Bay recently that had a black > carbon graphite/epoxy deck and “aluminized” fiberglass bottom > and rails. Pope bisect available as hollow carbon graphite too. John-that’s the shop i was thinking of.coincedently,just went to laguna art museum yesterday to see the surf cultuire exhibit.pretty cool.some very significant boards, including a cuople of new graphite ones by Scott Anderson at Aqua tech, and i believe another by Hobie.Nice looking boards and similar in looks to what you described above.Some pretty neat art, my favorit works done by none other than the infamous Mr. Bojorquez.

I know it can be a b**ch to work with,and it costs an arm and leg, but has > anyone had ago with this sexy stuff??>>> Peaman I did, about thirty, (mostly windsurfing) boards. They are expensive light and strong, I used the carbon lenghtwise type because windsurfing boards need to be stiff (slalom hulls). I glassed these using a vacuum bag method, so there’s hardly any sanding to be done, kevlar is hard to work with cause you can not sand it. I would only use it in combination with Styrofoam or EPS blanks and epoxy, this way you could have the best results for a light and bulletproof board. Peter Rijk.

When you do the vacuum bag thing, do you assemble two sheets of mylar with the double stick tape? I’ve heard of using a perforated sheet with an absorbant mat inside the vacuum bag so that the excess epoxy gets squeezed through the perforations and absorbed into the mat. The mat also allows suction to completely surround the object being coated. Can you provide any details on how you do it as far as pump type, vacuum pressure, bagging materials, etc?

When you do the vacuum bag thing, do you assemble two sheets of mylar with > the double stick tape? I’ve heard of using a perforated sheet with an > absorbant mat inside the vacuum bag so that the excess epoxy gets squeezed > through the perforations and absorbed into the mat. The mat also allows > suction to completely surround the object being coated. Can you provide > any details on how you do it as far as pump type, vacuum pressure, bagging > materials, etc? Peaman, There is a guy here in San Clemente named Rich that makes hand laminated, vaccume bagged, EPS, Carbon Fiber boards. I can’t recall his last name or label. But, he used to be on the U.S. Ski Team for Down Hill Racing and built those streamlined helmets. His shop is on El Camino Real down towards the South end of town.

Peter, are you the guy behind Pinokkio’s? Ik know there was (is?) a shaper in your area that made Pinokio sailboards and kiteboards. Actually, a friend of mine has a Pinokkio surfboard. The shop he bought it from said it was the shaper’s first and only attempt to build a surfboard, so maybeit’s not you…? just curious, since you’ve allso built sailboards… Martijn

Peter, are you the guy behind Pinokkio’s? Ik know there was (is?) a shaper > in your area that made Pinokio sailboards and kiteboards. Actually, a > friend of mine has a Pinokkio surfboard. The shop he bought it from said > it was the shaper’s first and only attempt to build a surfboard, so > maybeit’s not you…?>>> just curious, since you’ve allso built sailboards… Martijn Nope Pinokio’s where made by Cris a friend of mine, he stopped making boards now and is completely into carbon booms and mast for racing boats now, very hightech stuff and better money. Cris was a fine windsurfboard shaper and his kite boards where the most beautiful kite boards I’ve ever seen, amazing woodwork and glassing. We go back looooong time experimenting with all types of foam, shapes and materials and had some crazy surf trips. As for materials the site from http://www.acp-composites.com/acp-cat.htm wil help you guys out. The vacuum pump I use is a suction pump from the local hospital, (dumpster diving rules) and yes I use the perforated sheets. Peter Rijk.