Beej Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 a mate of mine is technical director at a composites firm who mostly manufacture very high quality parts for the aero and aero space industry. They have a material which, he tells me, is stronger lighter and no more expensive than carbon. I am potentially prepared to cover tooling costs (which = lots).. how much are you prepared to pay for front and/or rear wings sensible answers only please. cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfarrell Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 isn't the primary appeal of carbon fibre over other materials, is the fact that it looks the dogs ? (followed by obvious technical benefits / strength and weight ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba 7 Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Beej, OK I'm intruiged, what is this material 🤔 Wracked my brain for something that fits the bill and I'm stumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Pasta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibrepro Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Yeah, go on, spill the beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 oh blimey don't ask me what it actually is, the brand name is something like "twintex" but I may have misheard and it could be playtex :-). I am just repeating what he told me. Its probably shredded wheat and play dough - which would at least give you plenty of colour options. I will find out ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba 7 Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Thanks Beej, if it is Twintex there is info and a data sheet here. Though if it is Playtex you might want to go here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 hmmm.. twintex bras, now thats an interesting idea? so, is twintex a good thing or a bad thing? I can't really see how good it looks from the photos on the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 Don't know..but can he do 'em in Playtex 🤔 Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red SLR Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Interested in a full set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon1 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 hi, can you get your friend to send you some pictures of the material so you can post them up....... If the price is right and it looks good, i'll be very interested. Would he only be able to do wings or could he do dashboards etc. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red SLR Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Any ETA for this - I need to know as I might have to buy soon and if he can sort this out in the next 4 - 6 weeks ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 None of the applications on that link stress the lightweight nature of the material. Is your contact confident he can offer weight savings over current carbon components? Not noticed an avalanche of twintex components (or playtex for that matter) appearing in F1 or WRC applications.... Beej - Please note that this is not criticism of you, just a note of scepticism of the claims which you have obviously passed on in good faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej Posted June 2, 2004 Author Share Posted June 2, 2004 sorry guys, I have no further info at the moment. I am waiting for him to supply sample material, quotes for tooling etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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