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Required Materials:

Test Fin Can:

-fiberglass 

-plywood (1/4")

-epoxy: West Systems 6 or 24 hour OR Aeropoxy (cheaper, but needs oven cure)

-5minute (to stick fins to tube)

-some cheap tube

-bagging materials: 

-release film

-bleeder fabric

-vacuum bag

-peel ply

Actual Fin Can

-Mylar (for initial layup over tube)

-Phenolic tube

-CF (5.7 oz, 2x2 twill/plain weave)

-epoxy (6 or 24 hour for root bond, not oven cure)

Laminating epoxy (24hour) if oven curing

-G10 (1/8")

-Phenolic (1/4")

-15deg end mill (LOOK INTO THIS)