I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

Thanks,

Karl

Good luck.

Spectra cloth is in high demand right now... at least one of the
factories is working overtime to produce it.

Why? Because it is used extensively in the new model body armor that
the US military uses.

On 24 Jun 2004 22:10:11 -0700, (Urban Sherpa)
wrote:

I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

Thanks,

Karl

have you checked http://www.owfinc.com/

Urban Sherpa wrote:
I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

Thanks,

Karl

yes...no dice

(Urban Sherpa) wrote in message . com...
I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

How about John R. Sweet?

http://johnrsweet.com/

(Urban Sherpa) wrote in message . com...
I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

Thanks,

Karl

i cant remember addresses anymore, but quest outfitters, rocky woods
fabrics, owfinc.com, seattle fabrics, and many others sell a wide
variety and if they dont have it, they might know who would.

if that doesnt work, you coudl call rainy pass, a company in seattle
who does repair work and they seem to know their stuff. might know
where to source the fabric for you. 1 888 RIPSTOP

if that doesnt work, try the custom pack manufacturers. i dont know
names, but ive heard of a couple american northwest small businesses
who make custom packs, and spectra is one of their materials. i bet
you could buy a yard or two off them.

do you *need* spectra? there are plenty of really strong lightweight
fabrics out there that are cheap and easy to find. does a high quality
domestic ripstop nylon not work?

best,
anthony

ant wrote:
(Urban Sherpa) wrote in message
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I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

Thanks,

Karl

i cant remember addresses anymore, but quest outfitters, rocky woods
fabrics, owfinc.com, seattle fabrics, and many others sell a wide
variety and if they dont have it, they might know who would.



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pas wrote:
ant wrote:

(Urban Sherpa) wrote in message
e.com...

I'm looking for a few yards of the LW cloth. Looked everywhere on
the www and can't locate any.

Thanks,

Karl

i cant remember addresses anymore, but quest outfitters, rocky woods
fabrics, owfinc.com, seattle fabrics, and many others sell a wide
variety and if they dont have it, they might know who would.


I've been looking for Spectra cloth for layup for the 5+ years without
success. What is available (that I've found) does not have the surface
etching suitable for composites. Unlike others, I never had a
delamination problem with my parts either, but I used compression
molding for my paddles.

The density is so low that you could use it instead of a core material.

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:02:00 GMT, Bob P
wrote:

I've been looking for Spectra cloth for layup for the 5+ years without
success. What is available (that I've found) does not have the surface
etching suitable for composites. Unlike others, I never had a
delamination problem with my parts either, but I used compression
molding for my paddles.

The density is so low that you could use it instead of a core material.

Spectra fiber is made by Allied-Signal, now a part of Honeywell. You
may be able to talk with them about a sample.

The commercial aps don't seem to use it much in a composite form, and
the only ones which do, mention a proprietary resin system.

Other documentation mentions that most glues will not stick to it.

Another common use of Spectra fabric is in high-end racing sails.
Again, you may be able to talk with a company and buy a small
quantity.

Other fabrics, such as Kevlar, have variations specialized for use in
composite layup.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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