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Forum: All About Guns 05-02-2020, 08:33 AM
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Posted By Diving Gecko
Re: Carbon Fiber Gun structures

The vast majority of bike brands, including many of the most expensive ones, have their composite frames made in China or Taiwan. C4 was always a tiny mom and pop shop compared to the big brands and...
Forum: All About Guns 05-01-2020, 09:31 PM
Replies: 36
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Posted By Diving Gecko
Re: Carbon Fiber Gun structures

@pigstikr I think you are making a little bit too much of a deal out of the orientation of that final layer;-)
They are using what looks to be a 12K spread tow which back when that gun was...
Forum: All About Guns 07-22-2019, 07:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,425
Posted By Diving Gecko
Re: Carbon Fiber Gun structures

Hey Pete,
Nice to hear they shared that bit of info and thanks for asking for us:)
Forum: All About Guns 07-20-2019, 03:19 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,425
Posted By Diving Gecko
Re: Carbon Fiber Gun structures

This industry is not spared its sales BS. I can't recall which company it was that talked about how their fins had a shark skin pattern to make them more efficient. This is the most BS statement I've...
Forum: All About Guns 07-20-2019, 01:04 AM
Replies: 36
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Posted By Diving Gecko
Re: Carbon Fiber Gun structures

Yeah, the tricky part is that we don't know whether C4 actually uses the more advanced method for their guns. I was once told by an Italian spearo that they use a more simplified method but he didn't...
Forum: All About Guns 07-19-2019, 02:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 15,425
Posted By Diving Gecko
Re: Carbon Fiber Gun structures

The gas inside is just air, and it's pressurized to quite high pressures from a compressor. Not just by heating of the air:)
This is one of the reasons the molds have to be very strong.
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