where to buy black fiberglass sheet

[gixxer]

I'm after some sheet 2.5 mm thick to make a chassis out of if anyone knows where to get it for reasonable money

Cheers john

[JCJC]

Carbon fibre can be had from http://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/ or try DMS or ebay. any help

[joedave]

my dad makes fiberglass roofs for motor homes so we might have some offcuts, PM me with size and i will get back to you :)

[terry.sc]

I suspect you find it hard to find black fibreglass, put standard fibreglass sheet can be had from Leeds Model Shop (http://www.modelshopleeds.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=136_140&products_id=2708)

[superdez]

http://www.leicomposites.com/view_product.asp?id=1108

[Rebelrc]

Fibre lyte do a sheet called csc
Carbon silica compound
It's cheaper than carbon but looks the same as has pure carbon twill top and bottom with glass in the middle
Hth's

[bender]

You can dye the normal greenish-looking fibreglass with clothing dye, works well

Alernatively as Rebelrc said that CSC stuff Fibrelyte do is good - i've had several pieces made up in that which has worked well

[Timson]

I made myself a chassis out of carbon / fibreglass composite purchased through eBay.

2mm thick. Real, shiny carbon fibre on one side and fibreglass on the other.

Bargain at £12 for an A4 sheet of the stuff.

Paste this product number into eBay and you'll find it ....

261141387059

Tim

[kwik_uk]

Carbon fibre can be had from http://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/

+1 John and Martin at Fibre-lyte are both really helpful chaps.
I've used them in the past for various bits and bobs and never been any less than chuffed with what I've bought.

Alternatively why not lay your own stuff up? Cloth is cheap on flea-bay, epoxy resin from West Systems and you're off. Just lay it up on a waxed mirror or piece of flat glass.

I did a boat dashboard last year in this method as I couldn't justify the cost of buying it in sheet due to the length I needed.

If you look closely you can see Durango orange coutersunk washers haha:

[John_Parker]

I found this website selling 180mm x 300mm x 2mm and 3mm in black
http://modulusamplification.com/FR4-BOARD-TURRETEYELET-BOARD-180mm-x-300mm-x-2mm-BLK-P2712872.aspx

[Groomi]

+1 John and Martin at Fibre-lyte are both really helpful chaps.
I've used them in the past for various bits and bobs and never been any less than chuffed with what I've bought.

Alternatively why not lay your own stuff up? Cloth is cheap on flea-bay, epoxy resin from West Systems and you're off. Just lay it up on a waxed mirror or piece of flat glass.

I did a boat dashboard last year in this method as I couldn't justify the cost of buying it in sheet due to the length I needed.

If you look closely you can see Durango orange coutersunk washers haha:
How easy is it to get a good finish on both sides?

[mr. ed]

I found this website selling 180mm x 300mm x 2mm and 3mm in black
http://modulusamplification.com/FR4-BOARD-TURRETEYELET-BOARD-180mm-x-300mm-x-2mm-BLK-P2712872.aspx

My main worry with alternative sources like this one is flatness. A slightly warped plate might be fine for applications where it is forced in shape , but for rc cars you want it as flat as possible in free state