Weight Watchers - Forged Carbon Fiber

[Bitza]

Hi all just thought this might be of some interest to someone? My first attempt but easier than I had anticipated. The pics show the making of the mold as well as the final item. I used room temperature cured resin, with a combination of chopped fiber and directional fibers (ribbon strands) for improved strength. Tests show that even just chopped forgings with the same shape are stronger than aluminium, but lighter. I also cast in the pivot bush, and added the pedal stub with Permabond ET5429 epoxy adhesive. The finish is as it comes, a gloss finish is a possibility but I may well simply go for silver. Weight saving will be about 50% for the carbon portion, but the bushes I've used are pretty chunky giving me a saving of only 20+gms. But of course it now means that my heap has something in common with the latest Lamborghinis.