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DIY Carbon fiber barrel?
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<blockquote data-quote="birdiemc" data-source="post: 2022956" data-attributes="member: 29632"><p>I've been thinking about this for a few years now... did lots of research a while back...haven't ever got around to actually buying the stuff to dive in, but my plan was to build a "lathe" of sorts...basically rig up a motor with a way to hold on to the barrel and spin it. Then for simplicity, rig up a second motor to drive a lead screw, with variable speed control. Look at a bait cast reel...same concept, incorporate an "eye" on the leadscrew to thread a carbon filament through, which would control the filament being wound onto the barrel. Variable speed so you can vary the winding angle. As for wetting the filament, something along the lines of a a milk jug filled with epoxy, poke holes for in and out, run the filament through, size of "out" hole determines how much epoxy remains on the filament.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdiemc, post: 2022956, member: 29632"] I've been thinking about this for a few years now... did lots of research a while back...haven't ever got around to actually buying the stuff to dive in, but my plan was to build a "lathe" of sorts...basically rig up a motor with a way to hold on to the barrel and spin it. Then for simplicity, rig up a second motor to drive a lead screw, with variable speed control. Look at a bait cast reel...same concept, incorporate an "eye" on the leadscrew to thread a carbon filament through, which would control the filament being wound onto the barrel. Variable speed so you can vary the winding angle. As for wetting the filament, something along the lines of a a milk jug filled with epoxy, poke holes for in and out, run the filament through, size of "out" hole determines how much epoxy remains on the filament. [/QUOTE]
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