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Josh H
PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:20 am 
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Anyone know of a good source for carbon fiber in Canada (I'm looking for neck reinforcement)? If not who are the preferred US suppliers?

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Are you looking for prepared laminates or raw materials?

If you are looking for materials and are willing to laminate your own stock I'd suggest Noah's Marine as a good source. Excellent service and a wide range of materials.

http://www.noahsboatbuilding.com/noahma ... sp?url=IND

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I've always just ordered mine from Jim Watts at Los Alamos Composites ... good pricing & service.

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Los Alamos is closing shop when their current supply is sold out (based on their reply to a recent inquiry)

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Josh .. google dragon plate - in the US - thats where I have been getting mine lately - about as cheap as it gets.

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Not in Canada, but Mario uses these guys: http://www.acpsales.com/

These guys have Canadian offices and sell CF (subsidiary of Thyssen Krupp): http://www.onlinemetals.com/ohcanada.cfm

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Looks like ACP and Dragon plate have about the same pricing... online metals is out to lunch ...

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Thanks guys, that gives me lots to go on.

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Josh-
I've had good service from TheCompositeStore in the US. They will ship USPS if you ask.
http://www.cstsales.com/

Not all carbon fiber rectangles are the same- hard to judge quality differences from suppliers, so price comparisons are chancy.
For .125 x .500 bar, 48" long:
CST $13
ACP $15.50
Dragon $16

Basically all the same price, so it will come down to shipping costs and service....

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