The general mission here is to develop a working understanding of the design and manufacture of real-world composite parts, specifically carbon fiber. Not aesthetic parts, but structural, accurate, and functional elements.
I already posses a basic knowledge of the various composite construction processes, but the knowledge is academic. I've read about it and seen it. But I haven't done it. That is a large gap.
The intention is to fill that gap, and learn by doing. I'll select a part for CF construction, and run a project through planning, design, process development, concept testing, prototyping, and final manufacture.
My intent with this blog is to document the learning process and share with others.
General principals of the experience:
I already posses a basic knowledge of the various composite construction processes, but the knowledge is academic. I've read about it and seen it. But I haven't done it. That is a large gap.
The intention is to fill that gap, and learn by doing. I'll select a part for CF construction, and run a project through planning, design, process development, concept testing, prototyping, and final manufacture.
My intent with this blog is to document the learning process and share with others.
General principals of the experience:
- Selected part should be dimensionally important, functional, and stressed (no carbon fiber cup holders).
- Keep the project lean: build, measure, learn, repeat. Pivot if necessary, but keep in mind the goal of learning.
- Share everything, especially failures (certainly many to come).
- This "blog" should focus on communicating content, not presentation, and will likely be more of a diary or journal.
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| Cutting dry carbon fiber fabric |
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