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Old 05-01-2005 | 06:26 PM
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PMK
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Default Chassis Plates

Curious if anyone here has analyzed the layups of a broken chassis plate? I ask since I have a have worked aerospace composites for a while and was curious if the different brands all use similar layups or do they have proprietary carbon sheets.

My oem L4 took a wack so I kind of studied it a little but not enough to make it unrepairable. Seems like they are stacking double plys together with a scrim between each paired set.

This seemed suprising as the same type methods were used in the early days by Composite Craft. I would think the technology would be further than this after 15 years.

And why does everyone use a plain weave fabric? At least that's all I've noticed. So many other choices.

PK

Jag has that car even run yet? 1/12 is picking up and may surpass 1/10 on Wednesday nights.
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