Carbon Fiber Limb Laminations

[Flem]

Interesting! Would love to see some pictures of what you have made. Sound like you are using clear resin for visual appeal?

[B-JS]

Top to bottom
45/45 + UD Lamination
Italian Carbon with 90/0 on the Top
45/45 weave under clear Glass
All with very flat Paint Finish, so the Carbon does Not come to Shine that much.
But i use it for performance, Not for Looks. 

Need to search for pictures of my self processed.
Did some Experiments with Kevlar/Carbon Hybrid for optics.
Cool looking, but very baaaad to Work with.

[Roy from Pa]

Those are sharp...

[B-JS]

Found a picture of the self-made Kevlar Stuff....

[Flem]

Awesome   Your bows look great. I have always liked the look of the carbon/kevlar blends.
Never seen it on a bow before, thanks for sharing the pics. Really fun to see somebody venturing into new territory. Are you doing a wet lay-up or vacuuming?

[B-JS]

Hand laminated wet Layup and pressed.
So no 100% perfect Result.
For perfect Results i would use a Vacuum Setup.

[Longcruise]

Hand laminated wet Layup and pressed.
So no 100% perfect Result.
For perfect Results i would use a Vacuum Setup.

How are you pressing it?  What glue?  Been fiddling around with this and am not sure if I should cook in advance or in the layup.   Some early experiments are telling me that pre cooking can leave some air pockets using EA40.

[B-JS]

I use a laminating resin, that is Provided by the Shop, where i buy my Carbon weave.
In Germany, so you won't buy this.
Pressed between two thick plywood Boards with Rubberplates.
Clamped.
Not in the oven.
Had no Problems with Air pockets.

[Stagmitis]

B-Js thats how I do it but with Aluminum strips and hard rubber
. I have a bunch of Kevlar I have always wanted to tinker with. Any trouble sanding the Kevlar?

[B-JS]

Absolutely horrifying. 
Won't use it again.
Cutting was awfull.
And when sanding it, the Kevlar fibers kept Standing Out of the Sides of the limb.
Had to "shave" it with a razor at the end.

[Stagmitis]

Thats what I heard but had to ask  I do have an application I want to try that doesnt requre cutting or sanding 

[Buemaker]

Interesting and bows look great. May I ask where you get your limb locking hardware?

[B-JS]

Ordinary Hardware.
Self cutting tread Inserts.
Stailness Steel screws and "Rosette". (The thick washers) don't know the english term.
I use two Pins to allign the limbs.

[Longcruise]

Fender washers I think.