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Re: Kevlar



Original poster: "Brian by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>

Hi, you may need a pair of cutters with carbide jaws to cut kevlar. if you
machine it do not breath the dust, its worse than asbestos in quanity along
with the binders chemistry.. it is a bit like handling fibreglass with
jagged edges..thin edges can be razor sharp too on sheet stock. cul brian f.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:33 PM
Subject: RE: Kevlar


 > Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi Gary,
 >
 > OK!  I ordered up a sheet of Kevlar! :o)))
 >
 > Just want to see what it is like and could be used for.  It can take a lot
 > of heat and is an insulator.  Might make a very thin coil form
 > material...  Just have to play with it and see if it is useful to us.
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 > At 07:15 PM 2/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
 > >For crying out loud guys, get real.  In body armor, a flexible fabric is
 > >required.  For shielding a rotary gap, a rigid material that you can bolt
 > >down is what you need.  Think wood, plywood, Lexan.  Particularly with
the
 > >use of the very low mass propeller gap that started this thread, almost
 > >anything will do.
 > >
 > >Gary Lau
 > >MA, USA
 >
 >
 >