[RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups

[Sam Grado]

Well that is what I was considering. 
 
There are industrial grades of silk cloth and the price per yard seemed affordable compared to CF cloth.
 
I am exploring the use of silk to augment or replace some CF in airframe and fin lay-ups.

Sam Grado
TRA L2

"If you're going to build it, build it from scratch"!

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--- On Mon, 2/1/10, Bill Munds <appusher at q.com> wrote:


From: Bill Munds <appusher at q.com>
Subject: RE: [RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups
To: vonrang at yahoo.com, "Dave Randall" <dmrandall at gmail.com>, rockets at rocketsnw.com
Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 12:53 PM




Sam,
Why not test it?  Newspaper and white glue work pretty well structurally (Jr. High science project).
I would think that silk being pretty strong by itself would work if in multiple layers in different directions.
 
Hmmm.......





 
> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:33:48 -0800
> From: vonrang at yahoo.com
> To: dmrandall at gmail.com; rockets at rocketsnw.com
> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups
> 
> Yes, silk fabric for axial flexture and sheer strength.
> 
> 
> Sam Grado
> TRA L2
> 
> "If you're going to build it, build it from scratch"!
> 
> sales at pvconly.com
> http://www.pvconly.com
> http://www.sugarshot.org/bios/sgrado.html
> http://groups.google.com/group/PVC-Motor-Rockets
> 
> --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Dave Randall <dmrandall at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Dave Randall <dmrandall at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups
> To: "Sam Grado" <vonrang at yahoo.com>
> Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 8:40 AM
> 
> 
> Sam,
> 
> I've embedded different cloths in a couple of rockets for decorative
> purposes (not strength)... Is that what you're asking about, or is it
> for strength?
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:56 AM, Sam Grado <vonrang at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Has anyone here worked with silk cloth for airframe lay-ups?
> >
> > Sam Grado
> > TRA L2
> >
> > "If you're going to build it, build it from scratch"!
> >
> > sales at pvconly.com
> > http://www.pvconly.com
> > http://www.sugarshot.org/bios/sgrado.html
> > http://groups.google.com/group/PVC-Motor-Rockets
> >
> >
> >
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