Re: Group buy for Toray Ultra High Modulus Carbon 3K tow -- for carbon prop outlines

From: Phedon Tsiknopoulos <phedon21t_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:38:41 -0800

How much per person? I would like to partake. Phedon.

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On Feb 10, 2014, at 6:05 PM, "mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net" <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Greetings.
>
> This fiber has been sold out at all carbon fiber suppliers for six months. Every one of them has no idea when they will get it back in stock.
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> As I have been learning how to mold the prop blades, I have gone through most of the fiber I had gotten previously.
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> I went back to the source company and spoke to the US Sales rep, a very nice Mr. Suzuki, who informed me that they do not supply carry the fiber tow in the US. I would have to order from Japan directly, with a 5kg. minimum order. The cost could buy me a cheap new car.
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> Mr. Suzuki was sympathetic to me and put me in touch with two companies that recently imported the tow, one a prepreger, one a weaver. The prepreger never responded to my inquiries. The weaver did.
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> We've been going back and forth and he is offering a minimum way under his normal 'minimum order'.
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> This is three yards of fabric, 19x19 weave, 42" wide at a total cost of $1000 plus shipping.
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> Another US flier (Kang Lee) and I are willing to put up the cash to purchase it as long as we can get enough interested buyers.
> If my math is correct, $50 would get ~100 pieces 42" long plus ~35 or so 3 yards long. (That is a LOT of carbon!)
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> We would need at least 10 people interested.
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> Please contact Kang or myself directly.
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> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
>
>
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