Carbon graphite, Carbon fiber, etc....

[budds51]

a friend and I thought of creating a longboard and trick board made of carbon graphite or carbon fiber or some sort of "non-wood" material...he is alot older then me, before you all think it would be impossible for a 15 yr old to do this....

he was thinking of getting a supplier of what ever material and we could give them our designs and they would cut it for us...we would make two designs...a longboard size and a trick board size.


what do you guys think?

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...he is alot older then me, before you all think it would be impossible for a 15 yr old to do this....

my brother is 14 and he had made a board and layed fiberglass on it and is looking into carbon fiber. its not impossible, you just have to want to do it.

[hexagon5un]

a friend and I thought of creating a longboard and trick board made of carbon graphite or carbon fiber or some sort of "non-wood" material...he is alot older then me, before you all think it would be impossible for a 15 yr old to do this....

he was thinking of getting a supplier of what ever material and we could give them our designs and they would cut it for us...we would make two designs...a longboard size and a trick board size.

what do you guys think?

Forget that! Do it yourself, but start off with fiberglass. You're in San Diego, so there's plenty of places to buy fiberglass cloth and resin. Fiberglassing stuff is also pretty cheap, so you'll have plenty of budget for making mistakes.

Start with a fiberglass-over-wood construction first to get a feel for the materials, then have a look at the "garbage core" and foam-core constructions?

There's plenty of glassers around SD too. See if you can get a peek into how they do it in a surf shop. Is Joe Roper's repair shop still open? I learned how to glass from watching them fix stuff. They were cool dudes.

Or you could go to a glasser with your design and have them do it, but it'll be more expensive. And when you want to tweak the design again, it'll be even more expensive to keep going back to them.

IMO, of course. But fiberglassing is well within the skills of a teenager if you've got the patience to learn it.

[Dkofnrc]

Forget that! Do it yourself, but start off with fiberglass. You're in San Diego, so there's plenty of places to buy fiberglass cloth and resin. Fiberglassing stuff is also pretty cheap, so you'll have plenty of budget for making mistakes.

Start with a fiberglass-over-wood construction first to get a feel for the materials, then have a look at the "garbage core" and foam-core constructions?

There's plenty of glassers around SD too. See if you can get a peek into how they do it in a surf shop. Is Joe Roper's repair shop still open? I learned how to glass from watching them fix stuff. They were cool dudes.

Or you could go to a glasser with your design and have them do it, but it'll be more expensive. And when you want to tweak the design again, it'll be even more expensive to keep going back to them.

IMO, of course. But fiberglassing is well within the skills of a teenager if you've got the patience to learn it.

Research research. I got a job in a fiberglass shop with no prior knowledge that week I spent all my time reading articles and spending time at the book store. It pays off big time and it will show in your final product. But I agree start out with glass don't jump to carbon. Carbon it's self doesn't need a lot of resin unlike glass where you have to completely wet out. I have seen small glass kits a shucks for repairing holes in your boat for not that much, try starting there.
DK

[budds51]

is there a website where i can find out how to do fiber glassing?

thanks

[Dkofnrc]

is there a website where i can find out how to do fiber glassing?

thanks

I just did a quick google search but this is what I came up with.

How to Fiberglass Something - wikiHow

Fiberglass , Epoxy , Composites, Carbon Fiber - U.S. Composites, Inc.

Custom fiberglass without a mold

I would do a more detailed search and see what you can find. I know one of those don't apply to building a longboard but many same techniques can be applied to build a board.
DK

[grimble]

search mauiskategeezers posts on fibreglass and carbon laminating on this site.
they are really good how-to's.

have fun!

[CL]

is there a website where i can find out how to do fiber glassing?

Google is your friend.