Is that a standard CF weave or did you plait it yourself?
It's Textreme spread tow. Great to work with, has a backing sheet so it doesn't fray or warp when you cut it.
Do you wet it out, put it down, bag and vacuum and then peel off the backing layer as a top peel? What's the process? Had a quick look on the site, but can't see a process.
Yup
Since it is stronger than fiberglass, you should be able to use a lot less of it, yeildong a thinner and lighter tube. But to make everything match the the diameters of the other rocket components, you get a heavy, albiet pretty strong tube.
Yep, these were a wet lay up then vacuum bagged. Polyester peel ply was the top layer. Lightly sanded then lots of Spraymax 2K clear.
| Common Name | Manufacturer | Material | Weight¹ | Thickness | Grooves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cardboard | Loc/Precision | paper | 103 | 0.060" | light |
| phenolic | Public Missiles, Ltd. | paper phenolic | 143 | 0.069" | medium |
| flexible phenolic | Giant Leap Rocketry | paper phenolic | 149 | 0.067" | medium |
| Blue Tube 2.0 | Always Ready Rocketry | vulcanized paper phenolic | 174 | 0.060" | light |
| MagnaFrame | Giant Leap Rocketry | vulcanized paper phenolic | 174 | 0.067" | heavy |
| canvas phenolic | MAC Performance | cotton phenolic | 185 | 0.060"² | none |
| seamless phenolic | Black Cat | phenolic | 182 | 0.063 | none |
| fiberglass | Performance Rocketry | filament wound FG | 248 | 0.063" | none |
| carbon fiber | filament wound | 163 | 0.045" | none |
How about a citation/reference please???
From John Cokers site that I mentioned in, a couple posts back. Post #11
The chart you posted seems to say that they are quite a bit lighter.
7% lighter than vulcanized paper phenolics is not quite a bit lighter in my opinion, and you know what they say about opinions.
Don't get me wrong, I love carbon fiber and would use it in every rocket if I could afford it.
