Can We Vacuum Bag Our Own Carbon Fiber? Sailboat DIY Project!
Watch Part 1, where we shaped the foam core in preparation for the vacuum infusion process: https://youtu.be/PLaSOuteaYQ
Following on from the last video, we're continuing to build custom carbon fiber tables for our sailing home. It's a project we started because the old rear cockpit table was yet another Leopard Catamarans / Robertson & Caine warranty fail, and the upstairs one had a design that could easily be improved to more functional in our daily lives as full-time liveaboard sailors.
In this episode, straight from the hardstand in Trinidad, we get to vacuum bagging sections of the table. It's a new process to us, involving a variety of vacuum bagging supplies such as peel ply, sealant tape, bagging film, breather fabric, mold release, resin tubes and a vacuum pump, all to ensure the vacuum bagging process goes smoothly. The goal to infuse West Systems epoxy resin into the carbon fiber to create DIY catamaran tables that are strong, functional and light.
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0:00 Cutting Carbon Fiber
4:38 Vacuum Bagging Process
13:41 The Reveal!
18:50 What's Next (Hiding the Carbon!)
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