Will epoxy not melt styrofoam? How do people make molds out of foam without it eating it up, are they wrapping it with something? It definitely ate through my plastic cups. A friend of mine who is an engineer said its not so complicated to make a carbon frame but its more difficult for an amateur to make one and get all the qualities out of it that it is desirable for, lightweight, strength, stiffness, etc. He basically said my steel frames would probably be as light and alot stronger than any carbon frame I could make on my own. I was curious if anyone here has produced a carbon frame that lived up to all your expectations?