KBBS Archive 10,000

carbonfiber/kevlar custom seats

Posted By: pete czerpak
Date: Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 2:32 p.m.

With all the talk about custom seats, what about using fewer layers of carbon fiber or kevlar cloth rather than fiberglass. Perhaps a combination of the above three to be more economical than just the CF or kevlar or FG.

For example, I think the typical # layers of FG is somewhere in the range of 6-10. Could you get away with 1 or 2 FG layers, and 1 layer kevlar. Or 1,2FG with 1 layer carbon fiber, or 1,2FG, 1CF, and 1kev?

Why would you want to use both carbon fiber and kevlar? Do they have complementary properties? I was thinking of using 6" or 12" tapes of each of these in my current seat that has 1 layer of FG so far on it.

Thanks for any composite comments.

I don't want a $50 seat or one that is bulletproof. Just one that might be stiffer while requiring less layers than a normal FG setup. Plus it would be cool to have one of the first carbon fiber, glass, kevlar custom seats.

Thanks , Pete

Messages In This Thread

carbonfiber/kevlar custom seats
pete czerpak -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 2:32 p.m.

Re: the first
lee -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 5:01 p.m.

Re: the mold
lee -- Tuesday, 28 September 1999, at 5:14 p.m.

Re: the mold
Dennis Stensen -- Wednesday, 29 September 1999, at 10:45 a.m.

Re: the mold,the seat, alas
lee -- Wednesday, 29 September 1999, at 1:04 p.m.

Decorative Fabric
Shawn Baker -- Friday, 1 October 1999, at 10:25 p.m.

Re: Decorative Fabric
Paul Jacobson -- Saturday, 16 October 1999, at 4:26 a.m.

Re: the mold,the seat, alas
Mike R. -- Friday, 15 October 1999, at 5:24 p.m.

Re: the first
Shawn Baker -- Wednesday, 29 September 1999, at 6:15 p.m.

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