[Mod Man]

I manufacture high end RC helis and upgrades for other helis (side business).

Now I order from DA Graphite. Dave is a great guy. His CF looks alot nicer than Graphite Elegance, but is a small bit softer. Graphite Elegence uses surplus graphite from Boeing corporation (the owner of Graphite Elegence works for Boeing and buys it from them). So it is industrial strength, purely structural, all woven CF. DA Graphite makes very high gloss finish CF that is woven on the surface for a high gloss finish. It is still very good CF (and very flat), but a tiny bit more flexible than the Boeing CF.

If I am thinking correctly, a 18X24 inch panel of 3mm thick CF is $150 or so from DA. 2mm is roughly $120 for the same 3 square feet. Their prices may have shifted a touch. But, I seem to remember that is roughly their pricing.

You could also contact Kinetic Composites Inc (KCI). Their prices are by far the lowest out there, but their customer service SUCKS! and their wait time is huge, like 8 weeks or some insane thing. I used to order from them if I needed a large amount of CF and was willing to wait. But, it is almost not worth the hassle when you could go with Dave from DA. He is a really great guy.

Oh, do not EVER order from Dragon Plate. Holy cow their prices are insane! Its like $50 for a 4X8 inch piece! Boy, someone is making a killing on their CF!

Sorry for the long winded post. But, I get passionate about CF!