I added two layers of Carbon Fiber to the top of an omen tango longboard. I did one layer on a Saturday and the second on Sunday. It added quite a bit of stiffness to the 46" board. Adding one layer on top didn’t stiffen it as much as I would like so I added a second layer. I did it so I wouldn’t damage my 12s3p battery and didn’t want to cover up the bottom. We’ve been handlaying Carbon Fiber and Carbon Kevlar for years in our rc boats for strength. I’m not discounting any advice given here or anyone’s way of doing things. Just saying it can be done without the added expense of vacuum bagging. Especially if you don’t already have the equipment and experience. Great job btw MasterCho as always.
I did exactly what you said
Base coat
Lay carbon fiber
Clear coat
Clear coat
I did it on an old loaded vangaurd board
Then WET sanded from 125 grit,220,340,400,800,1000,1500,2000 grit and finally I buffed it to s shine. I distorted the weave a little but it’s okay it’ll be hidden. The edges kinda fucked up so I sanded them off and I’m gonna paint the sides black. After I do wire channels I’m gonna grip the top and use different trucks to match the board. 3d printed enclosures also expoxied and sanded and painted
I did it for many reasons actually. The vangaurd was way too flexy and this actually helped make it perfect for my riding preferences. Still has a lot of flex in it. Also this deck has been through many different setups and It cost like $200 so I didn’t want to toss it. It had holes like Swiss cheese! So it gave me an opportunity to make it brand new
I like that you give your vanguard one more try, this time with a split enclosure - the joys of hard carving with board energy returns in the right moment will get all of you someday muahaha!!
Thanks homie! I’m proud of my self for actually doing it. It was a LOT of work. But I’m going to make this little guy single drive, and a travel safe 12s2p battery.
I need your opinion regarding this method, guys. Here’s my question: If I were to cut out a huge recess for batteries, BMS and VESCs in the middle of the road side of a 9ply, 14mm maple deck, how deep could I make the recess?, i.e. how thin would it be possible to get the wood without subsequently braking it when ridden, if I were to do 3 layers of carbon on top and 3 on the roadside using this method?
Please tell me if I’ve made myself clear here Thanks for help!
This is the question when you carve out a recess for your electronics. Without stress testing and destructive analysis i don’t know anyone here who can say with full authority.
I know i carved out my double thick omen very very thin between the top and recess, but added 2 layers of 12k CF (heavy weight - don’t recall exact), and did a couple more of the typical CF 3k weave on the bottom - FEELS solid, but i also reinforced the edges w/ angle CF tube… overkill i expect.
You can carve it out, do a layer top/bottom and step on it gradually to see if it bends - and keep adding until it feels solid…
There are super smart folks here, perhaps one has a better method?
I see. Thank you for the answer, it certainly did help to answer most of my questions. Were you doing yours CF layering using the method mentioned in this thread or some other? Are there some pics of it here on the forum? (if so I’d love a link ;)) What kind of resin were you using?
I’m sorry for question-flooding but there are just so many variables for a noob like me here - I do as much reading as I can but still I’m in a constantly exacerbating state of confusion ever since I started to work on my esk8 project, and you’re one of those rare patches of light one naturally clings to in such situations
