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Composite Materials for STEM Education

Composite materials for STEM education and student build teams: light fiberglass cloth, beginner-friendly epoxy, carbon fiber, vacuum-bagging supplies, and safety gear, sold in class-size quantities. In-stock house items ship same day from our Florida stock.

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Students laying up a small fiberglass panel at a classroom worktable with an instructor guiding.

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Materials ordered by students, labs, and student teams at these schools.

  • Purdue UniversityPurdue University
  • University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
  • Brown UniversityBrown University
  • Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University
  • NC State UniversityNC State University
  • University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
  • Loyola Marymount UniversityLoyola Marymount University
  • Cal Poly HumboldtCal Poly Humboldt

What we stock for this work

Common applications

The jobs this catalog gets built for, and the materials each one calls for.

  • Class kits, ready to hand out
    01

    Class kits, ready to hand out

    our Composites 101 Class Kit gives each student a complete first hand-layup lab (cloth, epoxy, tools, and a step-by-step lab card), sold single or as a classroom 10-pack on one PO line.

  • Materials science labs
    02

    Materials science labs

    light fiberglass cloth and epoxy let students lay up coupons and small panels to learn wet-out, fiber orientation, and cure before they touch a real part.

  • Competition robotics and engineering teams
    03

    Competition robotics and engineering teams

    carbon fiber and fiberglass panels for lightweight arms, chassis, and brackets where stiffness per gram matters.

  • Rocketry and aerospace clubs
    04

    Rocketry and aerospace clubs

    woven fiberglass and epoxy for student-built airframes, fin cans, and nose cones on club launch projects.

  • Capstone and senior-design builds
    05

    Capstone and senior-design builds

    molds, vacuum-bagging supplies, and surfacing materials for students pulling repeat parts off a plug.

  • Intro composites demos
    06

    Intro composites demos

    small batches of cloth, resin, and a roller so an instructor can run a hands-on layup demo for a class.

Pre-cut fiberglass and carbon pieces being packed into clear kit bags on a work table.

Custom kitting for your class or team

We cut, pack, and kit to your materials list: custom cloth cuts and sizes, per-student packs, and classroom quantities on one PO line. Schools and programs get Wholesale Pro pricing, and tax-exempt purchasing is handled on the account.

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Frequently asked questions

What fiberglass and resin should a classroom start with?
Start with a light woven cloth, around 4 to 6 oz, and an epoxy system. Light cloth wets out clean by hand so students can see the weave and learn fiber orientation, and epoxy is forgiving on cure and bonds to almost anything. Keep the first projects to flat coupons and small panels before moving on to molds or tubes.
Is epoxy or polyester safer for a school setting?
Epoxy is the better classroom choice. It has no styrene smell and does not need a separate catalyst like the MEKP that polyester takes, so there are fewer moving parts for a class to handle. Table-top epoxy is easy to mix in small batches. Either way, work in a ventilated space, use gloves and eye protection, and have students read the SDS before they start.
Do you stock carbon fiber and vacuum-bagging supplies for competition teams?
Yes. The carbon fiber line carries plain weave and twill cloth for robotics and engineering-team parts where stiffness per gram matters, and the vacuum-bagging line covers film, breather, and tape for teams learning bagged layups. Both bond cleanly into an epoxy laminate.
Can I buy small quantities for a single class or club?
Yes. The catalog sells cloth by the yard and resin in small kit sizes, so you can order just what one class or club project needs without committing to a full roll or drum. In-stock house items ship same day from our Florida stock.
Can a school or club open an account for repeat orders?
Yes. Schools, robotics programs, and rocketry clubs ordering on a recurring basis can apply for a Wholesale Pro account for catalog pricing. Apply through the request a bulk quote link on this page.
Do you make kits for specific classes or custom student packs?
Yes. Our Composites 101 Class Kit covers a first hand-layup lab per student, and our vacuum bagging, carbon fiber, and fabric-plus-resin kits map to the later modules most composites courses run. If your syllabus needs a different mix, we build custom student packs and classroom quantities to your materials list, priced for programs through our Wholesale Pro accounts, which also handle tax-exempt purchasing for schools.

Free calculators for the classroom

Students and teachers use these to plan a layup before anything gets mixed: size the batch, check the ratio, and dose the catalyst, so labs stay on budget and every pour cures right.

Buying in volume for your shop or program?

Shops, teams, and programs ordering on a recurring basis can apply for Wholesale Pro pricing on the full catalog.

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