Make a fiberglass fan shroud
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'''DBM''' - dual bias mat roving which is two roving mats stitched together with the weaves @ 45deg for morhe strength. For the boat guys, not us. | '''DBM''' - dual bias mat roving which is two roving mats stitched together with the weaves @ 45deg for morhe strength. For the boat guys, not us. | ||
| − | Graphite - really exotic looks purty and necessary for the 350mph crowd, not so much for us shade tree guys. To be purty, must be laid up in epoxy resin in shiny female molds. Is fairly brittle so commonly has a layer of aramid cloth for toughness. Ths stuff is sized in thousands of filaments, i.e. 1K, 5K, 12K, etc. | + | |
| + | '''Graphite''' - really exotic looks purty and necessary for the 350mph crowd, not so much for us shade tree guys. To be purty, must be laid up in epoxy resin in shiny female molds. Is fairly brittle so commonly has a layer of aramid cloth for toughness. Ths stuff is sized in thousands of filaments, i.e. 1K, 5K, 12K, etc. | ||
'''S-glass''' or '''E - glass''' - these are high quality woven glass that is measurably stronger than regular woven fiberglass. More expensive and not necessary in most of what we do. | '''S-glass''' or '''E - glass''' - these are high quality woven glass that is measurably stronger than regular woven fiberglass. More expensive and not necessary in most of what we do. | ||
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