Re: ShopTalk: Aldila

[Lloyd Hackman]

It is do more to the lack of fiber straight up an down the shaft. The filament winding processes used by most manufacturers have a minimum angle they lay the fiber at approximately 20* not approaching 0* as it should. Therefore you are depending on the resin for a great deal of the strength in the flex direction.   llhack ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:33 AM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Aldila Arnie    Love the idea of filament wound but have feedback from my customers of the shafts feeling dead. I have talked to a couple mfg.(sheet wrap) and the say it is due to the process and the epoxy needed to bond the rein strands. What is your feeling on the matter?   Charlie B