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  1. C-C-Carbon_Chemist

    3D Carbon Fiber creations for giant scale !

    The molds pictured above are not the ones I ended up using as I had to modify them after trial and error. The wheel pants will have a more streamlined and teardrop shape to them than many that come with today's kits and I will use 2x2 or even 4x4 twill fabric. I hope the new molds can last long...
  2. C-C-Carbon_Chemist

    3D Carbon Fiber creations for giant scale !

    My current project however took a new turn in composites....when I was working on the plane pictured above I realized that I would not have nice carbon wheel pants to accompany it. They seem to be hard to come by and are not easy to make so I began trialing several methods to vacuum bag and or...
  3. C-C-Carbon_Chemist

    3D Carbon Fiber creations for giant scale !

    Here is a project I have paused on for a while, but basically...remove the old, chunky motorbox, make a nice thin strong one, do a lot of cutting and shaping and the new box is magnitudes more stiff and about half the weight. GM
  4. C-C-Carbon_Chemist

    3D Carbon Fiber creations for giant scale !

    Hello all, I want to thank everyone for the warm welcome as I joined the site yesterday. I will start off by posting a few items of my past work with carbon fiber and then some of my current projects. Here is a photo from a few years ago in which I made a light-ply laminate with carbon 2x2...
  5. C-C-Carbon_Chemist

    The gasoline smells sweeter on this forum...

    Thanks to all for the awesome welcomes ! I'll get some photos up soon on a build thread....and congrats, Sleepy on the new site. Looks great from what little I have seen so far ! GM
  6. C-C-Carbon_Chemist

    The gasoline smells sweeter on this forum...

    Hey everyone. I was informed of this site by one of your members and that it's the new place to be ! The names' Gabriel Morales, out of Houston, TX. I have met many of you at local flying events and even Joe Nall back in 2009-2010. Glad to be here and look forward to meeting new friends. My...
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