Carbon Fibre DT Front Bumper!

O.K. I have another mod I did with my everlasting carbon fibre sheet. Today I got bored so I fugured I'd finally do it. Heres some pictures of it:

Sik job bro!!!!!! Sweet idea!!!!!

I know, this is what happens when I'm left home all day with a workshop and carbon fibre. It's not the best of quality( a messed up screw hole and some bad sanding cuz my dremel died), but it serves the purpose and still looks good.

You also cut it on an angle to the weave a bit, but it still looks sick!

I know I did, but this is really all that remained from a scrap that I has lying around, I had to make do.

Well you made do very well!

Thanks bro, I appreciate it!

It looks great. What did you use to cut it? Just wondering because I've never done anything with CF.

sidewinder wrote:

It looks great. What did you use to cut it? Just wondering because I've never done anything with CF.

I'm not sure what he used, but I have use sewing thread to cut it before, I have used sewing thread to cut alot of stuff, it makes a nice, thin, clean, controlled cut.

Shaun wrote:

sidewinder wrote:

It looks great. What did you use to cut it? Just wondering because I've never done anything with CF.

I'm not sure what he used, but I have use sewing thread to cut it before, I have used sewing thread to cut alot of stuff, it makes a nice, thin, clean, controlled cut.

Must be some tough thread....

Its amazing, lol.

Here is an example on a plastic body.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XDFoKaRAhc

I used a dremel at first but then it died. Now I use a cutting wheel in my drill press at high speed. I also have a special blade for my band saw, too. But ive never used thread...

Schwenzo

I never heard of that before...it looks pretty cool. I think I need to find somethng to cut

I've never heard of the thread cutting before!
Thats sweet, now i gota find someting to cut too!

Hey! it cuts dead skin! I had a callous starting on mt big toe from a shoe rubbing...Oh well, never mind.

Thats gonna really strip the screws out of the bulkhead(or pivot block not sure) if you don't have an aluminum one. Looks very well though and sewing string sounds interesting, I'll have to try that next time.

I dosen't strip anything. It's taken quite a few hits and its all still rock solid!

Seriously thats a good bumper

Thanks, I'm kinda leary about driving it on concrete though now. Cuz those materials scratch easy, maybe I'll keep it carpet racer like it's always been. And I don't think I'm ever going brushless. The power now is great enough!

i know fishing line and cold skin works really well if you snap it just right you got a nice thin clean cut,

the lug

If you do decide to try concrete you might want to get aset of the street tires from losi. They work great on smooth concrete.

Yeah fishing line and flesh can be bad...not as bad as the hooks...but bad. Or if you really want a pain try grabbing a catfish along the spine.

get those losi 22's there better than street meat

Yes the 22's on concrete (not your garage) hook up great, as do foams!

I want foams but I dont want such a tiny tire on my dt, I think I'll look into a pair of black 22's.

I got the black and chrome