Kevlar and Fiber Blanks

[65GTMustang]

I purchased some Carbon Fiber and Kevlar when I place my last Silmar order.
I wanted to cast my own fabric blanks - I have been making snake skin blanks and doing a decent job with them and "thought" the fabric would not be much more difficult.
Long story short I messed around with this stuff for a couple of hours last night and had nothing but clumpy seems and a sticky mess.
I have looked through the library section of casting for some help on what and how to do these castings
Can anyone give me some suggestions?
Thanks
Kevin

 

[Andrew_K99]

My guess is they use carbon fiber tube (aka sleeves), not flat sheets.

 

[sbell111]

Yup. You need to buy the tubes, not fabric. Still, they are a big pain in the butt.

 

[Lee K]

a bullet-proof pen ... kinda like that idea :biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Buzzzz4]

That's why CaptG is our friend.

 

[broitblat]

Yeah, you need the sleeves, but still it's hard to keep them stretched out and straight. I tried a few times and got close, but CaptG does a better job at it.

-Barry

 

[65GTMustang]

Ok - So does any one want to trade for some Carbon Fiber and Kevlar fabric....LOL
I won't be trying that again...
Thanks for the comments and the info.
I guess I will stick to buying those blanks and making the easy colored kind....
THANK YOU to all

 

[jttheclockman]

Just a point of safety issue, carbon fiber and also kevlar need to be handled carefully and the dust is very toxic.