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Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
By:Tom Raymond
Date: 10/9/2008, 5:28 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses (Paul G. Jacobson)

It is used for making bullet-proof vests for police and military.

Paul,
Government end use materials are very difficult to find, and very expensive, presumably to keep them out of the hands of the average Joe. So, while they my make this a viable concept, the costs have just gone up, think in factors of ten.

Tom

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
James -- 10/8/2008, 8:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2008, 4:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
James -- 10/8/2008, 5:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/8/2008, 11:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2008, 7:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/10/2008, 2:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2008, 1:57 am
Tensioning kevlar skins
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/11/2008, 3:57 pm
Re: Tensioning kevlar skins
Bill Hamm -- 10/12/2008, 1:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar uses
Tom Raymond -- 10/9/2008, 5:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?-----
Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundarytL3U7EgH90b+DW -- 10/8/2008, 4:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: kevlar skin...? Been done?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/8/2008, 1:01 pm