Thank
you for visiting our large tubing page. Since you're on this page
it must mean you are looking for maximum stiffness and strength.
You've come to the right place! These large tubes are incredible
in more than just strength. Our large tubes feature a layup designed
to withstand bending loads mainly. These tubes have been used
in such things as bicycle frames and wheelie bars for drag racing
cars. Have a look at the various tubes we offer and let us know
if we can help with your decision.
NEW!
Get
your tubes in four "outlooks" now!
Uni-Directional
Fabric
Sanded
Smooth Fabric (perfect for clear coating)
**sanded
tubes are machined to order and take 2-3 days to ship.
Uni-Directional
Here
are a few close-up pictures of our small tubing in different lighting
conditions.
Click on the picture to enlarge.
NEW
Sanded Smooth Uni-directional
Fabric
Sanded
Smooth Fabric
NEED
A SAMPLE?
Once
again CFTS offers something no other carbon tubing supplier
can . We listened to what our customers wanted and this
is our response. In our sample pack you will get four
sections of carbon tubing .500" ID by three inches
long. Each section has a different outlook so that you
can make an informed decision before buying a full length
tube. The 4 outlooks are uni-cello, uni-sanded, fabric
cello, and fabric sanded. Please note we DO NOT offer
free samples of our tubing due to the high cost of the
materials involved and the number of requests we receive
for samples. When it comes to most projects $25 + $6 S/H
is a small price to pay to make the right decision.
Uni-Directional
Pricing
OD
inches
ID
inches
WALL
inches
LENGTH
inches
WEIGHT
lbs
/ ft.
PRODUCT
ID/DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BUY
NOW
1.370"
1.250"
.060"
60"
.165
LG1360U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$159.12
1.495"
1.375"
.060"
60"
.181
LG1460U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$173.04
1.620"
1.500"
.060"
60"
.197
LG1660U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$186.97
1.745"
1.625"
.060"
60"
.213
LG1760U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$195.74
1.870"
1.750"
.060"
60"
.229
LG1860U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$213.18
1.995"
1.875"
.060"
60"
.245
LG1960U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$234.50
2.120"
2.000"
.060"
60"
.260
LG2160U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$251.94
2.620"
2.500"
.060"
60"
.324
LG2660U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$310.28
3.120"
3.000"
.060"
60"
.387
LG3160U
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$340.77
Sanded
Smooth Uni-Directional Pricing
**Please
specify OD tolerance needed when ordering
OD
inches
ID
inches
WALL
inches
LENGTH
inches
WEIGHT
lbs
/ ft.
PRODUCT
ID/DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BUY
NOW
1.370"
1.250"
.060"
60"
.165
LG1360USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$174.12
1.495"
1.375"
.060"
60"
.181
LG1460USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$188.04
1.620"
1.500"
.060"
60"
.197
LG1660USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$201.97
1.745"
1.625"
.060"
60"
.213
LG1760USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$210.74
1.870"
1.750"
.060"
60"
.229
LG1860USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$228.18
1.995"
1.875"
.060"
60"
.245
LG1960USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$249.50
2.120"
2.000"
.060"
60"
.260
LG2160USS
\ Roll Wrapped Uni
$266.94
*WE
DO NOT OFFER SANDING ON TUBES OVER 2.120" OD
Fabric
Pricing
Now available in 30" lengths
*30"
lengths only available in large unsanded fabric tubing
OD
inches
ID
inches
WALL
inches
LENGTH
inches
WEIGHT
lbs
/ ft.
PRODUCT
ID/DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BUY
NOW
1.370"
1.250"
.060"
60"
.165
LG1360F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$167.08
1.370"
1.250"
.060"
29.9"
.165
LG1330F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$87.82
1.495"
1.375"
.060"
60"
.181
LG1460F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$182.99
1.495"
1.375"
.060"
29.9"
.181
LG1430F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$96.19
1.620"
1.500"
.060"
60"
.197
LG1660F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$194.92
1.620"
1.500"
.060"
29.9"
.197
LG1630F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$102.46
1.745"
1.625"
.060"
60"
.213
LG1760F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$203.49
1.745"
1.625"
.060"
29.9"
.213
LG1730F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$107.10
1.870"
1.750"
.060"
60"
.229
LG1860F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$226.75
1.870"
1.750"
.060"
29.9"
.229
LG1830F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$119.34
1.995"
1.875"
.060"
60"
.245
LG1960F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$244.19
1.995"
1.875"
.060"
29.9"
.245
LG1930F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$128.52
2.120"
2.000"
.060"
60"
.260
LG2160F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$265.51
2.120"
2.000"
.060"
29.9"
.260
LG2130F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$139.74
2.620"
2.500"
.060"
60"
.324
LG2660F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$319.55
2.620"
2.500"
.060"
29.9"
.324
LG2630F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$168.91
3.120"
3.000"
.060"
60"
.387
LG3160F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$355.73
3.120"
3.000"
.060"
29.9"
.387
LG3130F
\ Roll Wrapped Fabric
$188.33
Sanded
Smooth Fabric Pricing
OD
inches
ID
inches
WALL
inches
LENGTH
inches
WEIGHT
lbs
/ ft.
PRODUCT
ID/DESCRIPTION
PRICE
BUY
NOW
1.370"
1.250"
.060"
60"
.165
LG1360SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$187.08
1.495"
1.375"
.060"
60"
.181
LG1460SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$202.99
1.620"
1.500"
.060"
60"
.197
LG1660SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$214.92
1.745"
1.625"
.060"
60"
.213
LG1760SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$223.49
1.870"
1.750"
.060"
60"
.229
LG1860SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$246.75
1.995"
1.875"
.060"
60"
.245
LG1960SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$264.19
2.120"
2.000"
.060"
60"
.260
LG2160SS
\ Roll Wrapped Sanded Smooth Fabric
$285.51
*WE
DO NOT OFFER SANDING ON TUBES OVER 2.120" OD
Our tube Q&A is designed to
help answer specific questions about our large carbon fiber
tubing
What tolerances can I expect from your tubing?
Our tubing is manufactured using precision ground mandrels and
closely monitored material quality. Our goal is to provide our
customers with very high quality tubing balanced with reasonable
pricing. All of our large tubing is sold "as cured"
and the only machining that is performed on the tubing is cutting
to length. A qualified machine shop may be able to help you tighten
up your tolerances if needed. We do not machine the outer diameter
because that would add additional cost to the tubing. Not all
of our customer require this and those that do will want a specific
tolerance anyway. Please don't hesitate to email us with any questions
about tolerances sales@carbonfibertubeshop.com
TUBE
OD
TUBE
ID
LENGTH
+/-
.008"
+.002/-.000"
+/-
.0625
OD tolerance applies to as molded tubing. If your tube is sanded
smooth the OD tolerance is +/-.005". We sand to a look not
a tolerance on sanded tubing so the OD will vary slightly. Over
sanding will cause the pattern to degrade and under sanding will
leave cello lines on the tube.
What texture can I expect on the inner and outer diameter?
As you can see in the photos the outer diameter has a slight
texture from the manufacturing process. After each tube is laid
onto the mandrel and compacted it undergoes a winding process
where a proprietary cellophane wrap is carefully wound at a specific
pressure around the diameter of the tube. This step is really
the key to producing a high quality composite tube. Once the tube
is wound it goes into a high temperature oven for curing. As the
mandrel is heated it expands slightly while the cellophane is
contracted. This provides super compaction pressure to the layup
and once cured the cellophane is removed. After the cellophane
is removed it leaves a slight stepped texture in the epoxy resin.
This imprint is only about .002"-.003" thick and can
be removed easily with an additional machining process or even
sandpaper if cosmetics are more important. See more about this
on our cut
& bond page.Once sanded they may be clear coat
painted by a qualified painter to produce a very smooth, glossy
show finish. From about 2 ft away you really don't notice the
cello lines are poresent. All of our photos were taken with a
40X zoom lens. The inside of our tubing is very smooth because
the mandrels used to cure the tubes is machined to a tolerance
of +.001/-.000".
What layup is used in these tubes and how strong are
they?
All of our large tubes are laid up with the layers/fibers running
axially down the length of the tube. This means that our tubes
will display most of their stiffness in bending. All of our large
tubes are laid up using a combination of uni-directional and fabric
prepreg. With uni-directional carbon fiber you can design in stiffness
exactly where you want it. Using a woven carbon fabric ususally
isn't an option when you're designing a tube with the best mechanical
properties (stiffness/weight ratio) possible but we made an exception
in the case of our large tubing. People seem to really like the
look of woven carbon fiber fabric. We have to admit, they do look
nice! A major benefit to using composites tubing versus metal
tubing is not only the weight savings but the ability to design
stiffness where you want it as apposed to a metal tube where the
only thing you can do is add wall thickness and weight. Many carbon
fiber tubes on the market are pultruded. Pultruded tubes are much
less expensive and there is a reason for that. The mandrel and
the carbon filaments are pulled through a machine and cured at
the same time. The downside is that you get no torsional value
from a pultruded tube since all of the fibers are run in one direction.
In real world situations this can be a detriment because with
the slightest twist under loading can split the tube. Also pultruded
tubes are typically heavier (more resin rich) which degrades the
stiffness. More fiber and less resin is always best. Pultruded
tubes are not pressure cured and typically hold looser tolerances
than a roll wrapped tube. All of our tubes are roll wrapped to
avoid these problems. Like the old saying goes "you get what
you pay for".
We do not offer specific load ratings for our tubes for several
reasons. The first reason is because there are so many ways to
load a tube that any loading data we distributed would not be
useful. We offer basic information on our material
properties page to calculate how a given tube might
perform under your loading scenario. The next reason is legal
liability. Some applications may involve threat to life and limb.
Since we cannot control how our tubes are used and what safety
factors are held to for a given application we do not quote any
load ratings for our tubing.
NEW! CARBON
FIBER PEN - $39.95 + $6 S/H We couldn't
resist adding these super cool carbon fiber pens to our website.
Our pens feature a sanded smooth 2x2 twill carbon main body and
satin black metal components. The pen mechanism is actuated with
a twist and our pen accepts common refill cartridges. All pens
come with black ink standard. Pens are automatically shipped with
clips but can be ordered without a clip, just ask. Of course we
build the pens right here in our shop. Pick one up today!