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Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
By:Sam McFadden
Date: 4/19/2002, 12:40 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Glass preferences? (Tom Armstrong)

Tom,

I recently received a yard or two of the 5 oz from Raka. Although it has been described here as a satin cloth, what I have is a tight plain weave, and it is fairly stiff. I think most of us see "harness satin" when we read "satin". In this case, satin finish just means smooth. But that finish in a plain weave comes at the expense of the abilty to drape and wet easily. I haven’t wet any out yet, but it doesn’t look very forgiving. I’ll make sure that I use Raka resin on those test panels, and that it is warm to minimize viscosity.

Thanks for the heads-up,
Sam

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Glass preferences?
KenC -- 4/18/2002, 12:18 am
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Rob Macks -- 4/19/2002, 10:44 pm
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 4/18/2002, 1:24 am
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Tom Armstrong -- 4/18/2002, 3:15 pm
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Sam McFadden -- 4/19/2002, 12:40 am
Is this stuff S-glass perhaps?
Brian Nystrom -- 4/19/2002, 2:00 pm
Re: Is this stuff S-glass perhaps?
Rob Macks -- 4/20/2002, 12:36 am
Re: cost
LeeG -- 4/21/2002, 12:08 am
Re: Is this stuff S-glass perhaps?
Shawn Baker -- 4/19/2002, 11:47 pm
Re: Is this stuff S-glass perhaps?
Sam McFadden -- 4/20/2002, 10:40 pm
I don't know
Sam McFadden -- 4/19/2002, 2:14 pm
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
LeeG -- 4/19/2002, 1:13 am
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Sam McFadden -- 4/19/2002, 10:37 am
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Matthew -- 4/18/2002, 9:22 pm
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Chris -- 4/18/2002, 6:56 pm
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Tom Armstrong -- 4/19/2002, 8:22 am
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
LeeG -- 4/18/2002, 4:03 pm
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Steve Frederick -- 4/18/2002, 10:31 pm
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Sam McFadden -- 4/22/2002, 12:36 pm
Re: Strip: Glass preferences?
Steve Frederick -- 4/22/2002, 5:25 pm