Thanks for the inspiration on the hanger door (among other things). I hope to
duplicate most everything when I'm able to relocate to Georgia when I retire in
a little more than three years. My brother has property available and land is
getting ?pricey the day sound down here,Thanks,Bill?Bill Jacobs Dayton bya
Beach, Fl.
On Saturday, September 26, 2015 6:19 PM, Jeff Scott via KRnet <krnet at
list.krnet.org> wrote:
I find Carbon fiber to be easier to work with than fiberglass.? Yes, you can
combine them.? There's not much need for CF in a KR, but I used some simply
because I wanted to develop my skills with it.? (we do build these for
education and fun, right?)? My horizontal stab and elevator are CF.? My spinner
is a good example of CF and fiberglass used together.? I used one lay up of CF
on the inside of the mold, then 4 lay ups of glass behind the CF.? That way I
got a nice black CF finish, but the rest was built with fiberglass, which is
significantly less expensive.? See <http://jeffsplanes.com>? I also found a
single laminate of CF to work quite well to fair in around the hinge lines in
the elevator.? Much quicker, easier, and cleaner than trying to form around the
hinge line with micro and glass build up.
Jeff Scott
Los Alamos, NM
> Trevor,
>
>
> Yes, you can combine them technically. Carbon Fiber is more difficult to work
> with than regular fiberglass and really is not needed. Unless you just have a
> bunch laying around, it is not needed for the airplanes structural strength.
> If you do the leading edge correctly, you actually will have 4 layers out
> front by overlapping two from the top, and two from the bottom.
>
>
> Rob Schmitt
> N1852Z
> www.robert7721.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: T. W. Norman via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org>
> To: krnet <krnet at list.krnet.org>
> Cc: T. W. Norman <Twnorman at msn.com>
> Sent: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 8:33 pm
> Subject: KR> Fiberglass/Carbon Fiber combo
>
>
>
>
> Good evening,
>
>?
>
> I managed to get started on a good chunk of smaller
> projects to finish the
> larger picture.
>
>?
>
> But I do have one question, has
> anyone combined fiberglass with carbon fiber
> in their projects? For example the
> instrument panel, leading edge and so on.
>
>
>
>
> I have completed a
> carbon-fiber front and a fiberglass back to my new
> instrument panel.I'm
> interested in seeing how it turns out.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Trevor
>
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