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Re: Strip: 3.2oz glass on Night Heron
By:Allan
Date: 7/21/2013, 12:36 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: 3.2oz glass on Night Heron (Brad Shook)

I am not convinced that using carbon for extra strength behind the cockpit is a good idea.

That is partly because carbon is hideously expensive, but mainly because carbon seems to need more epoxy the wet out properly, so you don't really save any weight.

The brand of epoxy I use has a different hardener for carbon , so that would be an extra cost and complication.

I am convinced that you could get the same extra strength with two or three layers of varying width strips of glass.

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Strip: 3.2oz glass on Night Heron
Brad Shook -- 7/17/2013, 10:14 am
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seanmcgrath -- 7/17/2013, 12:00 pm
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Brad Shook -- 7/20/2013, 10:36 pm
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Allan -- 7/21/2013, 12:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/21/2013, 2:03 am
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scottbaxter -- 7/17/2013, 2:23 pm
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Paul Davies -- 7/17/2013, 2:48 pm
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Brad Shook -- 7/17/2013, 10:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2013, 1:16 am
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Brad Shook -- 7/18/2013, 10:24 am
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Jay Babina -- 7/19/2013, 7:43 am
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Brad Shook -- 7/20/2013, 7:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/21/2013, 2:05 am
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Brad Shook -- 7/21/2013, 8:59 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 7/18/2013, 10:40 am
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SCOTT FITZGERRELL -- 7/18/2013, 3:23 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 7/19/2013, 7:55 am