You would really want to make it out of unidirectional carbon fiber, not regular cloth. With 282 you will wind up with half of the fibers just taking up space and weight and not contributing to the strength.
I would use some layers of regular cloth intermixed with a bunch more layers of the unidirectional to give the legs some resistance to splitting. This is the same reason that Dan Diehl says to wrap a few layers of glass around his legs. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+brian.kraut=engalt....@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Ron Smith Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:25 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Call me crazy I was thinking of making my own main gear out of carbon graphite. 20-30 layers of 282, 4 inches wide, laid over a form to match the shape of Groves gear. I know that carbon graphite can be brittle. I think it could build it strong enough but would it be springy enough? I saw that someone made a tail spring in this manner and it got me thinking. I just may make one and see how strong it is. I estimated the cost to be less than 100 dollars. Any thoughts? Ron Smith, Kr2s boat stage _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
