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flexible fiberglass strips?
I'm trying to find a flexible strip (more like a "plank" ) of
fiberglass. I'm looking for something with similar flexibility that a hunting bow might have. The piece I need would be about 2"-4" wide, about 1/4" thick, and about 5 foot long. I have no idea where to even begin searching for something like that. Ideas? Thanks! |
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flexible fiberglass strips?
On Mar 22, 11:25*am, wrote:
I'm trying to find a flexible strip (more like a "plank" ) of fiberglass. *I'm looking for something with similar flexibility that a hunting bow might have. *The piece I need would be about 2"-4" wide, about 1/4" thick, and about 5 foot long. I have no idea where to even begin searching for something like that. Ideas? Thanks! www.mcmaster.com search for fiber glass strip not cheap but what you asked for...otherwise try a local (if you;re in a decent sized metro area) industrial plastics supplier, they might have rems that would do it for oyu cheers Bob |
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flexible fiberglass strips?
On Mar 22, 11:52*am, fftt wrote:
On Mar 22, 11:25*am, wrote: I'm trying to find a flexible strip (more like a "plank" ) of fiberglass. *I'm looking for something with similar flexibility that a hunting bow might have. *The piece I need would be about 2"-4" wide, about 1/4" thick, and about 5 foot long. I have no idea where to even begin searching for something like that. Ideas? Thanks! www.mcmaster.com search for fiber glass strip not cheap but what you asked for...otherwise try a local (if you;re in a decent sized metro area) industrial plastics supplier, they might have rems that would do it for oyu cheers Bob Bob: Thanks for the info. This is exactly what I need. Price isn't too bad ( $16.68, if I understand ). Now I just need to figure out how it behaves (flexibility, how rigid, etc.). I emailed the supplier. Thanks again! |
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flexible fiberglass strips?
On Mar 22, 1:25*pm, wrote:
I'm trying to find a flexible strip (more like a "plank" ) of fiberglass. *I'm looking for something with similar flexibility that a hunting bow might have. *The piece I need would be about 2"-4" wide, about 1/4" thick, and about 5 foot long. I have no idea where to even begin searching for something like that. Ideas? Thanks! Sounds to me like you're looking for a Corvette rear spring. Check the wrecking yards, oops, auto recycling centers, for one. IIRC, other cars have also used fiberglass springs. HTH Joe |
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flexible fiberglass strips?
On Mar 22, 3:00*pm, wrote:
On Mar 22, 11:52*am, fftt wrote: On Mar 22, 11:25*am, wrote: I'm trying to find a flexible strip (more like a "plank" ) of fiberglass. *I'm looking for something with similar flexibility that a hunting bow might have. *The piece I need would be about 2"-4" wide, about 1/4" thick, and about 5 foot long. I have no idea where to even begin searching for something like that. Ideas? Thanks! www.mcmaster.com search for fiber glass strip not cheap but what you asked for...otherwise try a local (if you;re in a decent sized metro area) industrial plastics supplier, they might have rems that would do it for oyu cheers Bob Bob: * Thanks for the info. *This is exactly what I need. *Price isn't too bad ( $16.68, if I understand ). *Now I just need to figure out how it behaves (flexibility, how rigid, etc.). *I emailed the supplier. Thanks again! ask them to send you the "effective" modulus.....with that number you can compare it stiffness to other materials; steel, aluminum, wood check these out http://www.gplastics.com/engineering.htm wood is in the approx range of 1.0 to 1.5 x 10^6 psi cheers Bob |
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