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carbon fiber doesn't come in big billet chunks that you can cnc machine into any shape you want. you either need to fabricate something from pieces of carbon fi
by walrus01 4y ago
carbon fiber doesn't come in big billet chunks that you can cnc machine into any shape you want. you either need to fabricate something from pieces of carbon fiber plate (which is available in up to 1cm thicknesses) held together with adhesives and fasteners, or custom-form a carbon fiber piece from your own custom mold, such as if making a carbon fiber road bicycle frame, which has huge upfront costs and is only economical if you intend to sell thousands of units.
- Ephil012 4y agoYeah that is true as well. I talked about this a bit in another comment I made about how much easier aluminum is to work with. The thing is even for the raw sheets it’s still very pricey compared to aluminum which is pretty good at illustrating the price difference. Once you look at molding them into the shape you want the price only goes up.