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Re: alternatives to wood
By:CommonStriped
Date: 8/10/2000, 10:36 am
In Response To: Re: alternatives to wood (Rob Forsell)

: Does mixing graphite into the resin actually make it harder or more abrasion
: resistant?

Thats a really good question. Compression or abrasion resistance... Ive only read that it adds as a protective element to the epoxy/glass coating. I know quite a few people have done it to their yaks [along the keel lines]... but I dont know anyone who's tested it for either protection!! Frankly, to my way of thinking, adding anything that would cause voids in the epoxy [by suspending graphite powder particles] would seem to weaken its overall bond - but a lot of people push it as a strentgthing medium to add to their coats and I never heard a down side to their argument - except that its a less than attractive grey black "color".

Pete

Messages In This Thread

alternatives to wood
Paul Wild -- 8/9/2000, 8:27 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
bob -- 8/10/2000, 10:14 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Vernon Lowery -- 8/10/2000, 9:56 pm
Idea to spruce up your alternate materails
Hafte -- 8/11/2000, 9:18 am
Re: alternatives to wood - I don't think so.
Erez -- 8/10/2000, 5:45 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/10/2000, 12:36 am
Re: alternatives to wood
CommonStriped -- 8/9/2000, 10:27 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Rob Forsell -- 8/10/2000, 8:11 am
Re: alternatives to wood
CommonStriped -- 8/10/2000, 10:36 am
Re: alternatives to wood
Rick Thomas -- 8/9/2000, 11:39 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Jerry Siegel -- 8/9/2000, 9:42 pm
Re: alternatives to wood
Mike Scarborough -- 8/9/2000, 9:20 pm