Bolting with Counter Bores in Composite Sandwich Panels

Attachment of tooling to skinned sandwich structures for some applications requires the bolt head to be recessed into the structure. The normal custom and practice is to counter-bore the structure sufficiently deep to accept the bolt head either in line or below the structure surface. The counter-bore width is usually sufficient to accept the bolt […]

Carbon Fiber and Fiberglass Techniques

In this video, we will show you the basics of what you need to know about working with Composite Materials. We will walk you through what you need to know about materials such as carbon fiber, and fiberglass. 

How to Make Fiberglass Molds for Carbon Fiber and Fiberglass parts

Do you want to know how to make fiberglass molds for a carbon fiber part or a fiberglass part?  Learning to make a mold is easy to do, and this composites tutorial section is dedicated to showing you step by step what composites supplies you will need, and the things you need to know to make a world class […]