Polyester vs Epoxy resin for dinghy/kayak construction?
"Toller" wrote:
I have never actually built anything with fg, but have done numerous
repairs.
I have always used woven cloth with epoxy, and haven't heard the
term
"knitted" before.
A google search showed it was the same as unidirection fabric. Is
that
correct, or is knitted something else?
Woven fabric looks like a burlap bag, a very coarse weave.
Knitted fabric looks like suit fabric, very fine, tightly knitted
fabric.
Do a Google for Knytex, then DB170.
That will get you to a double bias (+/-45), 17 oz/sq yard material.
It is about all I use these days.
There are also what are known as "Uni" fabrics which have the fiber
oriented either 0 or 90 degrees to the run of the roll.
Lew
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