[RogerR]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

I know it has been mentioned before, but I haven't seen much about teams using carbon fiber in frame construction. The way I see it, carbon fiber tubing from McMaster is reasonably priced, but has very thin walls, perfect for some filling with aforementioned structural foam. Combine it with some bullet resistant polycarb, maybe a little Kevlar or Ti, silver conductor wiring, and you'd have plenty of shock value... no money though. Seriously, that carbon fiber tubing looks great for arms, and if only I could find a good sorce of silver wiring I'd be pushing that through on my team at this very moment.

the problem with carbon fiber on McMaster-Carr is that it is sold in very small amounts; the tubes are 1 ft long, and the sheets and plates are 2 ft or less. besides, where's the fun in using composites if you're not making monocoque, high temperature, vacuum bagged-parts?