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Re: Strip: Carbon in the cocpit: why?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/7/2011, 9:36 am
In Response To: Strip: Carbon in the cocpit: why? (BradG)

: Other than aesthetics, is there a reason to put a layer of carbon
: fiber weave in the area where you sit? Is is abrasion
: resistance, more strength where most of the bacon is sittin', or
: something else? Found a lot folks doing it, but few saying why.

The ones I've seen are adding graphite to epoxy and using that in the cockpit, for looks I assume.

Powdered graphite and carbon fiber cloth may be derived from the same thing, but are very different.

Bill H.

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Strip: Carbon in the cocpit: why?
BradG -- 10/7/2011, 5:01 am
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 10/7/2011, 7:00 am
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Bob Johns -- 10/7/2011, 6:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2011, 1:49 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/7/2011, 9:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/7/2011, 9:36 am
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Al Edie -- 10/8/2011, 1:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2011, 2:13 am
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Will N To Go -- 10/9/2011, 11:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2011, 1:56 am
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Al Edie -- 10/10/2011, 8:02 pm