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CUSTOMER GALLERY

USED IN THIS PROJECT

Although not necessarily an exhaustive list, the following tools and materials, supplied by Easy Composites, were used in this project.

The quantity shown below is the approximate amount used in the project rounded up to the nearest available kit size or quantity.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
Perma-Grit Wedge Sanding Block Large Thumbnail
WB280Perma-Grit Wedge Sanding Block Large£25.83 /each

EC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + European Lead Thumbnail
VP-EC4-EUEC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + European Lead£269.50 /each

Plastic Demoulding Wedge Small Thumbnail
PA-W-SPlastic Demoulding Wedge Small£1.50 /each

Vacuum Leak Flow Indicator Thumbnail
VE-LFIVacuum Leak Flow Indicator£9.50 /each

Total £0.00
INFUSION EQUIPMENT & CONSUMABLES
CP1 Resin Infusion Catch-Pot 1.2L Thumbnail
RICP-P-SCP1 Resin Infusion Catch-Pot 1.2L£79.95 /each

Resin Infusion Spiral Standard Flow 10m Coil Thumbnail
RISP-M-10Resin Infusion Spiral Standard Flow 10m Coil£3.50 /pack

PP180 Economy Peel Ply Black Tracer (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFPP180-152-5PKPP180 Economy Peel Ply Black Tracer (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack£10.00 /pack

Resin Infusion Silicone Connector Thumbnail
RI-SCVResin Infusion Silicone Connector£3.25 /each

VB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFVB160-152LFT-5PKVB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack£12.40 /pack

ML3 Multi Layer Infusion Media (1520mm) - 2lm Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFML3-152-2PKML3 Multi Layer Infusion Media (1520mm) - 2lm Folded Pack£24.65 /pack

ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each Thumbnail
VBST150ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each£5.50 /roll

Total £0.00
MATERIALS & CONSUMABLES
650g 2x2 Twill 12k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm) Thumbnail
CF-22-650-100650g 2x2 Twill 12k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm)£32.00 /linear metre

IN2 Epoxy Infusion Resin SLOW 1kg Kit Thumbnail
EP-IN2-S-1IN2 Epoxy Infusion Resin SLOW 1kg Kit£21.25 /kit

Total £0.00

CUSTOMER GALLERY

Carbon Fibre Street Luge

In 2008, I started off with using 1.5mm plywood, sandwiching fibreglass between the layers to make the street luges. However since 2020, I started working more towards a completely carbon fibre pan on the street luge using resin infusion as the manufacturing process.

I've always wanted to push what can be done with a Street Luge aerodynamically. Usually, this is done by making the Luge and rider have less drag, but I went in another direction, downforce. Now, given that Street Luges use skateboard trucks that are lean-steer, this makes utilising ground effect not possible.

So, I designed a dual-chassis luge, much like the Lotus 88, which uses un-sprung aero to keep the undertray level and flat. This meant that I needed to redesign the trucks to hold everything underneath the luge. I managed to get an early prototype working in 2020, and though I knew the theory of what I was trying to do, I'm no expert in aerodynamics! I'd been learning bits and pieces from Kyle Forster's YouTube Channel, Kyle Engineers and contacted him in early 2021. He worked on the aero plan and design along with the CFD work, with fantastic results.

The next part was actually making the part. I approached a nearby company, United Aerospace, for help, and we machined the mould using high-density polyurethane board, sealing it up afterwards. I wasn't really confident with doing big parts at this point, and the cost of the materials alone had me on edge the whole time. Eventually, we popped out two undertrays and 3D printed all of the aero parts as prototypes. Once assembled, I've taken it for several test runs at events in the UK and will be racing it again later this year.


ABOUT WILL STEPHENSON

Will Stephenson

Will Stephenson has been working with composites since 2008. He has not had any formal training and had taught himself a lot of what he now knows, with A LOT of help from the Easy Composites YouTube channel. Will primarily got into composites to build his own Street Luges.


CONTACT INFORMATION

USED IN THIS PROJECT

Although not necessarily an exhaustive list, the following tools and materials, supplied by Easy Composites, were used in this project.

The quantity shown below is the approximate amount used in the project rounded up to the nearest available kit size or quantity.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
Perma-Grit Wedge Sanding Block Large Thumbnail
WB280Perma-Grit Wedge Sanding Block Large£25.83 /each

EC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + European Lead Thumbnail
VP-EC4-EUEC4 Compact Composites Vacuum Pump + European Lead£269.50 /each

Plastic Demoulding Wedge Small Thumbnail
PA-W-SPlastic Demoulding Wedge Small£1.50 /each

Vacuum Leak Flow Indicator Thumbnail
VE-LFIVacuum Leak Flow Indicator£9.50 /each

Total £0.00
INFUSION EQUIPMENT & CONSUMABLES
CP1 Resin Infusion Catch-Pot 1.2L Thumbnail
RICP-P-SCP1 Resin Infusion Catch-Pot 1.2L£79.95 /each

Resin Infusion Spiral Standard Flow 10m Coil Thumbnail
RISP-M-10Resin Infusion Spiral Standard Flow 10m Coil£3.50 /pack

PP180 Economy Peel Ply Black Tracer (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFPP180-152-5PKPP180 Economy Peel Ply Black Tracer (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack£10.00 /pack

Resin Infusion Silicone Connector Thumbnail
RI-SCVResin Infusion Silicone Connector£3.25 /each

VB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFVB160-152LFT-5PKVB160 Vacuum Bagging Film LFT (1520mm) 5m Folded Pack£12.40 /pack

ML3 Multi Layer Infusion Media (1520mm) - 2lm Folded Pack Thumbnail
AFML3-152-2PKML3 Multi Layer Infusion Media (1520mm) - 2lm Folded Pack£24.65 /pack

ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each Thumbnail
VBST150ST150 Vacuum Bagging Sealant Tape 15m Each£5.50 /roll

Total £0.00
MATERIALS & CONSUMABLES
650g 2x2 Twill 12k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm) Thumbnail
CF-22-650-100650g 2x2 Twill 12k Carbon Fibre Cloth (1000mm)£32.00 /linear metre

IN2 Epoxy Infusion Resin SLOW 1kg Kit Thumbnail
EP-IN2-S-1IN2 Epoxy Infusion Resin SLOW 1kg Kit£21.25 /kit

Total £0.00

ABOUT WILL STEPHENSON

Will Stephenson

Will Stephenson has been working with composites since 2008. He has not had any formal training and had taught himself a lot of what he now knows, with A LOT of help from the Easy Composites YouTube channel. Will primarily got into composites to build his own Street Luges.


CONTACT INFORMATION

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