Tri-Ax Fiberglass in narrow-ish rolls?
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Tri-Ax Fiberglass in narrow-ish rolls?
Does anyone know where to get some tri-axial fiberglass in narrow-ish rolls so i dont have to cut it length wise anymore? Like a 7 or 8 inch wide roll would be amazing. Then i can roll it out while laying up and trim off what i need as i go.
I cant stand cutting fiberglass anymore, it gets everywhere and in all my clothes and in my skin and shit. cutting the raw stuff is just as bad if not worse than cutting the cured shit. so if i reduce the amount i have to cut, that would be amazing.
I cant stand cutting fiberglass anymore, it gets everywhere and in all my clothes and in my skin and shit. cutting the raw stuff is just as bad if not worse than cutting the cured shit. so if i reduce the amount i have to cut, that would be amazing.
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I buy wide rolls in 8 yard lengths (whatever comes from FiberglassSupply... 50" wide I think?). When I'm going to make a pair of skis, I take the roll (still all rolled up and in its original packaging paper), and cut off a section on the band saw (using a relative high TPI blade... low TPI will just rip fibers out and destroy it).
That gives me a roll just wide enough for the skis I'm currently doing, and at 8 yards long I just cut it into 4 equal lengths and I've got my top and bottom layers for two skis
That gives me a roll just wide enough for the skis I'm currently doing, and at 8 yards long I just cut it into 4 equal lengths and I've got my top and bottom layers for two skis
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The company I buy glass from (well have bought 1 roll of glass from that will last 45 pairs of skis! so I haven't had to buy a second one yet) slits it to custom widths for you at the factory.
It is cut very cleanly.
Might be worth asking your supplier if they do it in house as they prob have the right tool for the job.
It is cut very cleanly.
Might be worth asking your supplier if they do it in house as they prob have the right tool for the job.
Don't wait up, I'm off to kill Summer....
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Dude...
Buy one of these.
http://www.olfa.com/RotaryCuttersList.aspx?C=2
Clean cuts, no fuzz, across the glass at any angle.
I just changed my blade for the first time after cutting quite a bit of glass, cotton fabric. and paper.
Not cheap but worth it.
If you order a roll of vectorply you should be able to get it split into any widths you want. Just gotta ask when you order.
sam
Buy one of these.
http://www.olfa.com/RotaryCuttersList.aspx?C=2
Clean cuts, no fuzz, across the glass at any angle.
I just changed my blade for the first time after cutting quite a bit of glass, cotton fabric. and paper.
Not cheap but worth it.
If you order a roll of vectorply you should be able to get it split into any widths you want. Just gotta ask when you order.
sam
You don't even have a legit signature, nothing to reveal who you are and what you do...
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<hijack > Falls - where are you buying your glass from in Oz? </hijack>falls wrote:The company I buy glass from (well have bought 1 roll of glass from that will last 45 pairs of skis! so I haven't had to buy a second one yet) slits it to custom widths for you at the factory.
It is cut very cleanly.
Might be worth asking your supplier if they do it in house as they prob have the right tool for the job.
Colan
http://www.colan.com.au/compositereinforcement/
Minimum is one roll. 1250mm wide I think. 50kg.
Was about $450-500 shipped but that's a few years back now.
I still have a fair bit. Mostly about 160mm wide.
http://www.colan.com.au/compositereinforcement/
Minimum is one roll. 1250mm wide I think. 50kg.
Was about $450-500 shipped but that's a few years back now.
I still have a fair bit. Mostly about 160mm wide.
Don't wait up, I'm off to kill Summer....