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Re: Fabric
By:Will Brockman
Date: 7/29/1999, 7:55 am
In Response To: Re: Fabric (Paul G. Jacobson)

> You seem to have gotten mostly advise on the resin. I think you can do
> better on the price of fiberglass cloth.

> Get the catalog from Defender.... Their URL is
> www.DefenderUS.com

> I've been happy with the cloth I bought from Calrk-Craft
> (www.clarkcraft.com) ....

> www.fibreglast.com seems to have prices that I would call 'middle of the
> road'. for small quantiies, but for orders of over 50 yards, their 38 inch
> width 6 ounce cloth would be $4.15 a yard....

> There are a few more sites on the net that have price lists. I can't
> remember the URLS but I think you can search for Advanced Composites and
> Aircraft Spruce with any search engine.

Don't forget Raka (raka.com, I think); their prices for both resin and cloths (including exotic cloths) are competitive.

--Will

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Kara Smith -- 7/26/1999, 6:10 pm
Re: Fabric
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/28/1999, 11:16 pm
Re: Fabric
Will Brockman -- 7/29/1999, 7:55 am
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Berkeley C. -- 7/28/1999, 11:56 am
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Doug K. -- 7/27/1999, 6:46 pm
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Jim Horlacher -- 7/27/1999, 11:28 am
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Hank -- 7/27/1999, 8:07 am
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Don L -- 7/26/1999, 8:25 pm
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Kara Smith -- 7/27/1999, 1:13 am
Re: cloth orientation
Ed Valley -- 7/28/1999, 12:38 pm
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Don L -- 7/27/1999, 8:36 pm
Re: cloth orientation
Ross Leidy -- 7/27/1999, 9:43 am
Re: Epoxy brand? Sys3/Tap/etc
Dan Lindberg -- 7/26/1999, 6:45 pm