22mm Glossy Surface Carbon Fiber Tube 500×600mm For Telescoping Poles

Product Specification

8mm 10mm 12m 14mm 16mm 18mm 20mm 22mm Glossy Surface Roll Wrapped Carbon Fiber Tube

Roll Wrapped Carbon Fiber Tubes Description:

At LIJIN we pride ourselves on our huge range of engineering-grade carbon fibre tubes which includes these high-quality plain finish roll wrapped carbon fibre tubes. Tubes in this range are manufactured using the roll-wrapping process using high strength carbon fibre reinforcement for excellent 'real-world' multi-axis strength and are ideal for a wide range of applications including UAVs, quad-copters, aero-modeling, camera-rigs, automation, leisure equipment, motor-sport, and much more.

Roll-wrapped carbon fibre tubes are manufactured by wrapping multiple layers of prepreg carbon fibre reinforcement around a metal mandrel which is wrapped with shrink tape and cured at high temperature. Because the reinforcement is wrapped in layers around the mandrel, it is possible to alternate the alignment of the carbon fibre between layers, enabling roll wrapped tubes to have longitudinal stiffness down their length, as well as strength in the 'hoop' direction, making them more resilient to crush, burst and torsional fracture. We have a video tutorial demonstrating the roll wrapping process here.

For tube diameters where you have a choice of a roll wrapped or pultruded carbon fibre tube, roll wrapped tubes are better for applications where the tube may be subject to a variety of forces including bend, twist and crush whereas a pultruded tube will provide the maximum possible longitudinal stiffness at the expense of being more vulnerable to crush or twist.

Roll-wrapped tubes in this sub-category have their natural production finish which means they show unidirectional carbon fibre (not woven carbon fibre) on their outer layer and have a slightly ribbed texture from the manufacturing process. We do also stock a range of woven finish roll wrapped carbon fibre tubes which may be preferable for applications requiring a cosmetic woven carbon finish.

These tubes are produced by wrapping pre-impregnated (pre-preg) carbon fibre under tension around a mandrel and then cured in a specialist oven. This produces a very consistent and high-quality finished tube for many different applications such as building or repairing UAVs, robotics, and RC products. Tubes can be sourced in many different sizes to those shown - please get in touch if you require a different or custom size.

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Carbon Fiber Tubes FAQ

1. How is the diameter of your tubes measured?
Except for pultruded tubes (diameter measured from outside), all DragonPlate tube diameters are measured from the inside of the tube (ID). To determine the approximate outside diameter, add 2x the wall thickness to the ID measurement.

2. What finish options do you offer for your tubes?
Finish options include gloss, natural, textured, and tooled, depending on tube type. Please see each tube type for finish options. We also offer a sanded finish upon request. Contact us for more details.

3. How do you recommend cutting DragonPlate carbon fiber tubes? Is there any safety gear that I should use?
DragonPlate carbon fiber tubes are pre-cut to the specified lengths or slightly oversized. The tubes are easily cut to length using a bandsaw, coping saw, or Dremel tool. Recommended precautions include wearing safety glasses, a dust respirator, and protective clothing when cutting, sanding or drilling, to limit exposure to the dust, which is an irritant.

4. Do you offer custom cutting of your carbon fiber tubes?
Yes! We can custom cut our carbon fiber tubes to your specified length. Contact us for details.