On Mar 7, 3:09 pm, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > DON'T send that carbon fork to the dump! > Carbon fiber parts don't break down in a way that's healthy. > It's like watching a Corvette crash; all shards and fibers, something > to be swept away while wearing a construction safety mask. Seriously. > Instead, consider shellacking it and turning it into art. > And send pictures. > Cheers --Beth .. I reply:
Beth, Ah, the best way to dispose of CF? It's a real problem. My impulse to send it to the dump has drawbacks. The stuff doesn't break down. If I recycle it (with or without the CF vs. steel fork fight), it could conceivably be recycled into another CF bicycle fork, with the cheaper price of recycled CF bringing the fork to a more attractive price point. ... "a small group of pioneering carbon fiber recyclers believes it is not only possible, but probable that reclaimed carbon fiber can be sold at a significantly lower-than-virgin but still profitable price and expect market opportunities to expand as their recycling technologies are further refined and perfected. One such firm is Adherent Technologies (Albuquerque, N.M.), which says that demand for chopped and milled carbon fiber is growing as carbon fiber is used in greater quantities outside the aerospace market, especially in applications where cost savings associated with fiber reuse are overcoming initial resistance to “recycled” materials." <http://www.compositesworld.com/articles/carbon-fiber-life-beyond-the- landfill> If I were a better tinkerer, I could turn it into a wheel truing stand. Getting it to work for truing rear wheels would be quite a hack. Your suggestion to turn it into art is a good one. Maybe I could turn it into a warning piece of art "friends don't let friend's ride CF forks" ... with some pics or anecdotes along with it. I doubt my LBS would be willing to exhibit it, but it would be controversial. I've got plenty of undone projects as is. Ah.... time to contemplate ... What is a good quick and effecient way to dispose of a CF bike fork? All suggestions welcome. Best, Larry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
