Bladders for Carbon Fiber Molding

[Matt Gignac]

Does anybody know any suppliers where we can get bladders to be able to mold carbon fiber?

[Matt Gignac]

Does anybody know any suppliers where we can get bladders to be able to mold carbon fiber?

[Dusan]

My understanding is that bladders are something you make - They are tooling. If it's a thin tube structure, surgical tube might work. Other than that, they are rotomolded silicon. Bike tubes and rims are made with rotomolded silicon tubes. You could probably use anything that will hold the pressure and whatever cure temp. You'll want to give thought to being able to remove it. I have heard stories of the early days of bike tubes made with polyethylen tubes - they left them in the bikes.

Dushan
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