UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

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Cowboy0815
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UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

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Hey folks,

maybe one of you can help me out. I am sourcing for UD carbon strings which are applied on some kind of carrier foil.
I have seen that the guys from Skevik skis use them. At least they did when they started their business. I don't know whether they still do.

Does anybody know where they get that material from? I have asked them by mail but I don't get an answer :-(

Maybe one of you knows the store where to buy them...

Thanks.
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Re: UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

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This stuff is often called "fused carbon". Here is an Australian shop (with reasonable worldwide shipping on smaller items) that carries a variety of tapes: https://shapers.com.au/non-woven-tapes/ ... ing&page=1
Cowboy0815
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Re: UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

Post by Cowboy0815 »

Hi Chris,

thanks a lot for your help. Now that i know what to look for, I definitely find it much easier to find the right product. Thanks.
Cheers,

Cowboy0815
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Re: UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

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concerning UD carbon reinforcements, what are you putting into boards and skis in general?

For my last board, I purchased 300gm carbon band, 5cm wide that I wanted to put in as V in the tip and tail areas. During lay up, I realized that since the carbon was quite thick, it would probably leave ugly marks through the nylon top sheet, so I didn't use it.

Can somebody give a good advice on what's a good weight to put into boards for V shaped reinforcements?

Thanks!
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Re: UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

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I inherited a box of unidirectional carbon tape a while back and the label on the box is as follows:

Georgian Bay Reinforcement Fabrics
ANC-CU-080-045 Uni-Directional Carbon Tape

It is a Canadian Company
http://georgianbayfabrics.com/
I looked around on the site but it was not very user friendly. I typed in the part number and got no results.
I guess it would be best to email them. They are the manufacturer so I would imagine that they have distributors.
The roll had two rows of 5 strips on a very thin vail. We cut in half and put each side on each ski. I guess the roll was purchased
with two strips so you could cut it and use it on a pair of skis. Each strip is about 1/4 inch wide.
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Re: UD Carbon strings on a carrier foil

Post by 24Dave »

I have found this product really nice to work with. The 2.9 oz weight is super thin and you can cut any width or shapes you like for targeted reinforcement

https://store.acpsales.com/products/238 ... onal-fiber


the 4.1 oz uni from Soller composites is also a great product, super thin and easy to work with.

https://www.sollercomposites.com/UNI.html

The carbon strips oriented with spaces between them is likely a surfboard product to be visually interesting. The US supplier for most of this and other web fused fabrics is Graphite Master in S. California

https://graphitemaster.com/

hope that helps
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