ABS frame ..humm!?

[OneHorsePower]

Hey ,
I want to build a custom frame , but don't know how to weld don't have a welder and on a tight budget , i know how to do composites and bend plastics ,
so my question is : Would a ABS pipe frame with standard steal dropout/head tube/bottom bracket could hold ?
abs pipe alone would not , i know , but maybe with expansion foam inside to make it stiffer and a layer of carbon or something over it ...
sounds crazy i know , but ... could create a very light frame.. no? maybe? (The Black thick/relatively stiff ABS pipes)
Thank's

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Interesting idea, however it would have to be reinforced and I'm not sure how you'd go about bonding the abs plastic to the steel dropouts and other parts.

 

[mikesbikes36]

duck tape ... :mrgreen:

 

[scrumblero]

you can use anything for a mold if your gonna wrap it with composites

 

[OneHorsePower]

Interesting idea, however it would have to be reinforced and I'm not sure how you'd go about bonding the abs plastic to the steel dropouts and other parts.

rivets/epoxy

 

[OneHorsePower]

you can use anything for a mold if your gonna wrap it with composites

i was thinking just one layer just to hold everything in place and give it a look

 

[scrumblero]

you can use anything for a mold if your gonna wrap it with composites

i was thinking just one layer just to hold everything in place and give it a look

one layer will do a lot for the strength :wink:

 

[Voyager Al]

Schedule 80,not Sch 40. 80 is way stronger.

 

[OneHorsePower]

Schedule 80,not Sch 40. 80 is way stronger.

+1 helpful info

 

[iven]

i had similar idea, like pvc pipe.. maybe like Fiberglass over it too :lol:

 

[Voyager Al]

fiberglass wont bond to PVC. Not sure about carbon fiber. If its a polyester resin, it wont.

 

[OneHorsePower]

what about epoxy resin :?:

 

[Carbon]

You should fill the frame tubes with something solid, I had a carbon fiber framed bike and it sounded all creeky and cracky when I pedaled hard, I was afraid she was gonna snap. Thats the main reason I sold it and will never own another one. Interesting idea though none the less.

 

[Voyager Al]

what about epoxy resin :?:

I THINK that will adhere. I worked in a fibeglass shop for years, I know polyester wont. Id try a sample piece.

 

[OneHorsePower]

You should fill the frame tubes with something solid, I had a carbon fiber framed bike and it sounded all creeky and cracky when I pedaled hard, I was afraid she was gonna snap. Thats the main reason I sold it and will never own another one. Interesting idea though none the less.

yeah ,as said above i was thinking to fill it with expantion foam , witch fill all the gaps and end up very hard , should also prevent that cheep plastic sound i predict

 

[OneHorsePower]

what about epoxy resin :?:

I THINK that will adhere. I worked in a fibeglass shop for years, I know polyester wont. Id try a sample piece.

thanks for your knowledge , i sure will make tests before building the whole thing , dont want to end up at the hospital :roll: