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Re: Material: fiberglass cloth weights
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 9/25/2014, 10:33 am
In Response To: Re: Material: fiberglass cloth weights (Nick R.)

Be sure to go through issues of Epoxyworks magazine by West Systems. They have .pdf back issues on their web site, and a subscription to the physical version is free. There is an article on testing they did regarding fiberglass strength and dent resistance on strip kayaks, and the orientation of the glass has a very big effect on strength. I don't want to spoil the surprise, because the article has way more information than that, but you can definitely optimize the strength of whatever cloth you use if you do it their way.

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george jung -- 9/22/2014, 7:44 pm
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scottbaxter -- 9/22/2014, 10:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2014, 1:58 am
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Robert W -- 9/23/2014, 7:04 am
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george jung -- 9/23/2014, 8:45 am
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Jay Babina -- 9/23/2014, 8:45 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2014, 12:42 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 9/23/2014, 9:46 am
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george jung -- 9/23/2014, 12:34 pm
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wanderfalk -- 9/23/2014, 1:55 pm
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george jung -- 9/23/2014, 3:26 pm
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scottbaxter -- 9/23/2014, 10:05 pm
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george jung -- 9/23/2014, 11:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2014, 12:46 am
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Mike Hanks -- 9/24/2014, 1:39 am
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Mike Hanks -- 9/24/2014, 2:02 am
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george jung -- 9/24/2014, 8:48 am
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Robert McMurray -- 9/24/2014, 12:51 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 9/24/2014, 9:59 am
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george jung -- 9/24/2014, 10:31 am
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Mike Hanks -- 9/24/2014, 3:30 pm
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Allan -- 9/24/2014, 6:20 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 9/24/2014, 8:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2014, 9:50 pm
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george jung -- 9/25/2014, 10:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/25/2014, 5:54 pm
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Nick R. -- 9/24/2014, 6:17 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 9/24/2014, 10:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2014, 9:55 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 9/25/2014, 10:33 am
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george jung -- 9/25/2014, 12:18 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 9/25/2014, 5:20 pm
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george jung -- 9/26/2014, 9:42 am
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Mike Bielski -- 9/26/2014, 9:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/27/2014, 6:28 am
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ddaniels -- 9/27/2014, 7:09 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/26/2014, 11:58 am
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Sean Dawe -- 9/24/2014, 10:07 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 9/25/2014, 9:44 am