Hey Thanks so much, I appreciate your comment. I hade such a long time figuring out how to make it work. 🛠🤟

It did came out fairly nice didn't it? But yes, it was my concern and question I was having the whole time since this video was posted. I am not sure if I he used just one layer of prepreg or more but it didn't made it into the video (or i am blind) but in any case I'd like the load capacity and vibration resistance to be discussed here more. I mean the headlight doesn't weigh all that much right? But with riding on potholes it will get some hits and then, will it bear its weight at the mounting points without any structural changes? I have no clue. I do however invested some time into this as I want to replace my homemade aluminium headlight/instrument/tablet holder not by a need but rather that I want it even lighter and nicer too. Commonly known fact is that a laminate with a core inside it has even better load carrying capacity that one without a core. So what should the core be right? Aluminium? I tried barbecue alufoil, but that is just too thin and with inserting thicker alu sheet the weight savings are going way down. Or that is my pov. However the main problem with laminate with a metal core is delamination. I have read some articles about it still with not much of a clue how to make it at home, so that the part doesn't delaminate over time. There are some processes to insure that the metal core and fiber material around it doesn't delaminate when loaded, but so far had just a headache out of reading it. Either way I may skip the core laminate idea altogether but I still wound need brass inserts in the bracket, so the delamination may still occur.

Thanks for the compliment 🛠️🤘

Thanks so much for your kind words! I’ll be working even harder on the next part. 🛠️🤘

Hey Thanks for the kind words! 🤘🛠️

Thanks for the compliment! I will get part 2 done soon as possible. 🛠️🤘

Thanks so much! I’ll keep pushing the content 🛠️🤘

Thank you so much for your kind words. Comments like yours keep me motivated in producing more content. Definitely keep trying to make your own parts. Probably people are more interested in nonsense content. Hell knows 🤷‍♂️ Thanks again and keep going with your project 🛠️🤘

Hey Thanks for the compliment. It took me a long time for sure. Keep going and learning. 🛠️🤘

Hey Thank you! 🛠️🤘

Thanks for your great comment, I appreciate it 🛠️🤘

Thanks very much Yes I was struggling a lot. I was surprised how good the part was holding on. 🛠️🤘

Thanks! I had a long time working on it. 🛠🤟

Thanks man! 🛠️🤘

Hey Thanks so much! 🛠🤟

Thanks 🛠️🤘

Thanks! 🛠🤟

Thanks I used a masking tape templet to cut the pieces out.

Hey Thanks!!! The new episode coming soon 🛠️🤘

Hey It’s called high temperature moulding paste. You can make your own. Using high temperature resin, aluminium powder, chopped glass fibre, fumed silica. Thanks for watching 🛠️🤘

Hi Thanks for the compliment I used XC130 unidirectional prepreg 🛠️🤘

theoretically it should be 30% lighter than magnesium original piece

Thanks so much! 30% is about right. I have 50% weight loss with the half finished part. It will end up around 30% when it’s done.

@@zrcarbon9937 30% weight loss in such a very light part originaly ? Was it worth all your effort or was it for you just a wish to have it in carbon fiber and the wish to see what is possible?

Thanks I used a basic oven heating element with a fan. 1300w

Hey No I hade to cut them by hand. Took me a good amount of time 😅 Thanks 🛠🤟

@@zrcarbon9937 that's some skill and patience, well done

Yes, I agree. Very complicated part, with sharp angles. Although the part has been cast in an alloy, thus having positive draft angles, there are areas which vacuum infusion bag cannot apply pressure due to bag edging. Double mould CRTM or LRTM is the way

I buy the prepreg from a supplier. I don’t have the facilities make my own at home but it is possible to make your own at home

@@zrcarbon9937 can you do a video making prepeg at home? Thanks!

Im watching all your videos i want to make my own fairings can you list the material links for the fairing parts

Thanks so much for watching I wasn’t listing the the items because I was waiting on a sponsor. I used mostly easy composites products. You can find a list of products under my 1199 panigale lower fairing video. Thanks 🤘🛠️

Hey It went alright. Unfortunately there are many pinholes and spots where the part haven’t had a good vacuum. The carbon couldn’t be pushed to the mould wall properly. Will be making a new mould and part. Thanks so much for watching 🛠️🤘

@@zrcarbon9937 thanks mate for answering and please, please keep on! The Ducati project is tasty one)

Thank you Yeah the mould. I guess I learned my lesson. 😁

Using masking tape, sharpie and scissors. Will include the technique in one of my future videos 🛠️🤘

Hey That’s called High temperature moulding paste 🛠️🤘

Thanks man. Appreciate it 🛠️🤘

Thanks 🛠️🤘

Hey The wax called soft filleting wax www.easycomposites.co.uk/soft-yellow-filleting-filling-wax

Hey Aluminium magnesium

Yes, in the future will include that.

Thanks. I try 🛠️🤘

Yes. I had to plan a lot. 🛠️🤘

Absolutely. It was a learning kerb for me. I’ll be keep going 🛠️🤘

FYI-Resin services makes a mold-making dough that I think you’d like more than the fiber slurry you used to bill up your mold backing. On my last molds, I used a metal filled surface coat, backed that with a few layers of fiberglass, then went right to dough. As it starts to cure you just lay some light cloth on the outside and rub it down with some alcohol and it makes the nicest, most dimensionally stable molds you can ask for..

Thanks for the shout out! I’ll give a try 🛠️🤘 Could you drop me a link by any chance?

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Thanks man 🛠️🤘

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