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I make small parts and repairs mostly on boats with epoxy and fiberglass. Pretty simple to work with once you get the basics. Swapping carbon cloth for fiberglass then vacuum bagging ups the game. Seems wet out, keeping weight down and strength are issues no matter the material. Yeah, I know, I'm an amateur. Ultimately the engineering is what impresses me the most. Why make it exactly this thin/thick? Why the specific epoxy and then ratio? Thinking about boats or F1, the dynamic loads on such a think/light material blows me away.

Even the simple carbon fiber, or is it fibre? , front fender seems to weigh less than nothing. Crazy.
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