Re: Re: Solid Wood F1D Motorstick

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:59:34 -0400

One of the advantages of boron is that it has a small inherent capacity to
resist compression (as long as it's attached and straight). I don't think
Kevlar thread does much good in compression. A single Kevlar fiber
probably wouldn't do much of anything in compression.

Carbon tow is also not great for motorstick bracing. Unless it is
completely attached there isn't much benefit on the compression side. If
you have a tiny part of a boron fiber unattached you might still get a
little bit of compression help from it.

I prefer to use carbon rod wherever possible because rods have a lot of
compression capacity as long as you can keep them straight.
On Jul 10, 2015 8:20 AM, "upwind120_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction]" <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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Received on Fri Jul 10 2015 - 05:59:36 CEST