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Textreme spread tow fabric

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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	Hi all Does anyone know how/where to get hold of this fabric or is it only available to industry users in bulk? If so, does EC have any future plans to add a spread tow fabric to the range with a resin binder akin to Profinish?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Easy enough to apply a spray adhesive and get the same effect.
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	Ah, that seemed too simple a solution Will give it a go, but wasn't certain if it would be enough to allow neat jointing and trimming, along with helping to conform to a few curves (nothing too extreme, though)
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	It does work well. It's perhaps not quite as stable as the epoxy bound Textreme, but it's enough to allow you to cut it neatly and handle it without it falling apart. If you need it to be really stable so you can make intricate cuts etc. then the best thing to do is apply spray adhesive to the b-side and then place a second layer on top of that, either regular carbon or spread-tow or even just fibreglass. That will be very stable, but you'll lose a lot of conformability.
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	A great idea, I like it. Cheers Hanaldo I'd still like to try the Textreme fabric, though, so would be interested to know if it is readily available Edited 10 Years Ago by MarkMK
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ChrisR	ChrisR posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 363, Visits: 3K	If easycomposites don't do (or can't get hold of) Textreme, then places like http://shop1.r-g.de/cat/Faserverstaerkungen/Kohlefaser/Spread-Tow-Gewebe supply to europe edit: and http://compositeenvisions.com/composite-reinforcement-fabrics-2/textreme-spread-tow-reinforcements-168/ do north america Edited 10 Years Ago by ChrisR
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	Cheers Chris That European site offers some interesting products and prices look quite good too.
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