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Azzaw46	Azzaw46 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 13, Visits: 98	G'day guys, im needing some help with a project of mine for a friend, he's gotten me to make up a few test sets of free diving flippers, ive pretty much copied a professional set from him, ive gotten the tapper (thin at one end thick at the other) and thickness (1mm to 2mm) correct but I still can't get near the flexability as the professional set, wondering if theres a additive or something i can mix with my infusion resin to make it more flexible as theres seems stupidly flexible, i was also thinking maybe i go away from just using 2x2 twill carbon and maybe add in some unidirectional carbon? Any help will be much appreciated 👍
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jamie johnson-marshall	jamie johnson-marshall posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 14	Sorry I don't know why the picture is the wrong way up. You'll have issues with dry spots where the resin struggles to penetrate through tight Uni. Even with heat and infusion resin. I find making Glass fins much more productive and durable.
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Azzaw46	Azzaw46 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 13, Visits: 98	+x jamie johnson-marshall - 4/29/2021 10:28:27 AM Sorry I don't know why the picture is the wrong way up. You'll have issues with dry spots where the resin struggles to penetrate through tight Uni. Even with heat and infusion resin. I find making Glass fins much more productive and durable. Wow that is so cool, yeah i had dramas with it breaking along the straight over laps, i might try put some glass in with it and try your technique and see what i can produce 😁
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Azzaw46	Azzaw46 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 13, Visits: 98	+x jamie johnson-marshall - 4/29/2021 10:28:27 AM Sorry I don't know why the picture is the wrong way up. You'll have issues with dry spots where the resin struggles to penetrate through tight Uni. Even with heat and infusion resin. I find making Glass fins much more productive and durable. Id love it if you could send me some of your details/findings so i can continue learn to try nailing this, im not looking at selling them theyre only for myself and a couple of mates that go spear fishing, if youd like to send me a message on my facebook page Carbonworkx id love to have a chat about it👍
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Azzaw46	Azzaw46 posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 13, Visits: 98	+x jamie johnson-marshall - 4/29/2021 10:28:27 AM Sorry I don't know why the picture is the wrong way up. You'll have issues with dry spots where the resin struggles to penetrate through tight Uni. Even with heat and infusion resin. I find making Glass fins much more productive and durable. Jamie im a able to talk futher with you about this subject, im still playing around with it 😅
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jamie johnson-marshall	jamie johnson-marshall posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 14	+x Azzaw46 - 9/19/2021 10:33:49 PM +x jamie johnson-marshall - 4/29/2021 10:28:27 AM Sorry I don't know why the picture is the wrong way up. You'll have issues with dry spots where the resin struggles to penetrate through tight Uni. Even with heat and infusion resin. I find making Glass fins much more productive and durable. Jamie im a able to talk futher with you about this subject, im still playing around with it 😅 I cant actually find you on Facebook. What is the exact spelling? Carbonworkx? There are a few "carbon works"
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Dentex	D Dentex posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
D Group: Forum Members Posts: 42, Visits: 1.4K	+x jamie johnson-marshall - 9/20/2021 5:23:31 PM I cant actually find you on Facebook. What is the exact spelling? Carbonworkx? There are a few "carbon works" I am considering somethin similiar so we can talk. I can send you my private fb profile in private message. Azzaw, that is not really bending as commercial flippers bend. At least couple of them that I tried, looks it could be stiff in water.
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