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Re: carbon/kevlar
By:Blaise Goodpaster
Date: 10/29/2001, 10:11 am
In Response To: Re: carbon/kevlar *Pic* (Dean Trexel)

: Ross Leidy made a slick carbon fiber coaming. Go to his site at:
: http://ross.secant.com , follow the link to his Outer Island kayak, then
: to the coaming.

Ross says he used Vaclav's technique... this is what I plan to do as well but with carbon/kevlar rather than carbon/glass.

: Raka sells scissors for cutting Kevlar:
: http://www.raka.com/epoxyacc.htm#TOOLS

These scissors, and other kevlar sheers, are good for cutting kevlar before epoxy work. I wnat to know how to cut and shape after the epoxy has cured.  

: I, as well as a number of others on this board, recommend Raka's epoxy and
: fiberglass cloth, too. I used their epoxy with the 350 no-blush hardener
: with good results. A bit cheaper than other brands, too.

I have plenty of epoxy. When I built my canoe, I knew at the time that I would build a kayak someday. I bought 5 gallons of resin and the corresponding amount of hardener from West Systems.

: Dean

Messages In This Thread

carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/28/2001, 9:17 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
Jim Kozel -- 11/2/2001, 2:52 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
Ben Staley -- 11/2/2001, 3:26 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
jim kozel -- 11/2/2001, 5:39 pm
Re: Read Spidey's Web
Dave Houser -- 10/29/2001, 3:07 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
Jim Kozel -- 10/29/2001, 2:10 pm
I know you mean carbon/kevlar cloth *NM*
Jim Kozel -- 10/29/2001, 2:19 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
LeeG -- 10/29/2001, 12:42 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
addison -- 10/29/2001, 8:31 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:45 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 12:56 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:28 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 11:10 am
Like yours, but didn't work. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 10/29/2001, 5:27 am
Re: Like yours, but didn't work.
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 9:33 am
Re: Like yours, but didn't work.
John Monfoe -- 10/30/2001, 4:44 am
Re: Like yours, but didn't work.
Bill Sivori -- 10/30/2001, 11:15 pm
Jim, Pete, Bill.
John Monfoe -- 10/31/2001, 4:46 am
Re: Jim, Pete, Bill.
Pete Rudie -- 10/31/2001, 4:33 pm
I found the picture. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 10/30/2001, 7:04 am
Aha! *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 10/30/2001, 12:24 pm
Re: I found the picture.
Jim Kozel -- 10/30/2001, 9:56 am
Re: cool deck fittings *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/29/2001, 1:27 am
Re: cool deck fittings
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 9:01 am
Re: Cape Ann Expedition
Roy Morford -- 10/28/2001, 11:05 pm
Re: Cape Ann Expedition
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:17 am
Re: Cape Ann Expedition
Roy Morford -- 10/29/2001, 1:12 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/28/2001, 11:04 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:11 am