Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Jim and Rei, > > Carbon composite has about zero ductility. Carbon -epoxy composite is > what the Boeing 787 is made of. > I work with that stuff every day. It doesn't bend-- IT BREAKS. > > Jerry It also what golf clubs and tripods are made of. They used to call it plastic. Now its called plastic with charcoal dust in it. I'm fond of the stuff. That and titanium. I'm fond of putting all kinds of weird stuff into my A Plus B epoxy mix-up. 423 Graphite Powder 420 Aluminum Powder 403 Microfiber Bonding- Thicken resin/hardener mixtures for structural gap filling. Bonding with Fillets- Increase joint bonding area and create a structural brace. 406 Colloidal Silica I learned about this stuff by making my darkroom sink the second time. Its the opposite of making a wood boat. You keep the water in not out. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DisplayPageDynamicView?s toreId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&page=Content&content=west-system-advi sor.htm http://www.westmarine.com/ WEST SYSTEM Mark William Rabiner