On 1/19/2025 at 11:33 AM, Aidan said:

I’ll have to take a look, thanks!

Certainly sounds like an awesome project!

What makes you want to make your own pole? Do you have any experience with composites?

On 1/14/2025 at 9:12 AM, Matt536 said:

Hi, 

I am a member of my universitie's FSAE team and we are looking to purchase carbon tubes for our suspension members. I do not have much experience in composites and am unsure which pattern and or type to select.

Want to be as stiff as possible to minimize compliance in the system, but concerned about ply direction and overall structure. The tube must be able to handle multi-axis loads in tension and compression.

I would be happy to hear any recommendations anyone can suggest.

Thanks

Hi @Matt536! Welcome to Composites Community 🙂

Usually, filament wound -45/+45 is a good choice for multi-axis loads. @Joshua Lyon can definitely give you some more precise technical input though.

RWC has a new line of Pullbraided Carbon Fiber Tubes that might be a good choice. Definitely a good idea to talk with someone with more experience though. This might be a great opportunity to work with another department at your university if they have a class dedicated to composites!

Hey @isfar rahman,

Unfortunately, this isn't something that we have at this time. But it is on the wish list 🙂

Hello, 

I was wondering where the option to download CAD models for all of your Carbon Fiber products are, since I can't find them on your website.

Is it possible to get the CAD models for these specific part numbers:

45001
45002
45003
1402
1403

and 

45434
45433
45432
1411
1412

Thank you.

11 hours ago, lo_0l said:

I don’t. Others might.

Found this which might be interesting out of use 🙂

I’ll have to take a look, thanks!