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Message #08429
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: adam-m robotbreeder@telus.net
Date: Sunday, 19 December 1999 9:36
Subject: Carbon fiber
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Bot frame tip:
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I picked up some carbon fiber rods from a local kite store. They had a=
ll different sizes, i got their thinnest (about 1mm) and one about 2.5mm.
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Wow! Extremely strong, very light, and neat flexible properties on the=
thin stuff (great rear suspension on a trailing wheel). It makes for very =
strong light frames.
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You can superglue it, or get that copper sticky tape from stained glass=
supply places (which is dynamite for other things too..). A little wrap o=
f the copper tape on the ends and you can solder joints together.
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The Carbon fiber is slightly conductive - which i found out annoyingly =
after wrapping some transistor pins around it wondering why nothing worked =
- so keep electricals non contact.
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The rods were very inexpensive. I spent $6 CAD on the 2 1mm and 1 2.5=
mm.
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Try it, great stuff.
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tip:
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I picked up =
some =
carbon fiber rods from a local kite store. They had all different=
=
sizes, i got their thinnest (about 1mm) and one about =
2.5mm.
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Wow! E=
xtremely =
strong, very light, and neat flexible properties on the thin stuff (gre=
at =
rear suspension on a trailing wheel). It makes for very strong lig=
ht =
frames.
class=3D130202022-18121999>
You can supe=
rglue it, =
or get that copper sticky tape from stained glass supply places (which =
is =
dynamite for other things too..). A little wrap of the copper tap=
e on =
the ends and you can solder joints together.
class=3D130202022-18121999>
The Carbon f=
iber is =
slightly conductive - which i found out annoyingly after wrapping some =
transistor pins around it wondering why nothing worked - so keep electr=
icals =
non contact.
class=3D130202022-18121999>
The rods wer=
e very =
inexpensive. I spent $6 CAD on the 2 1mm and 1 =
2.5mm.
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Try it, grea=
t =
stuff.
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