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Old 12-01-2012, 01:39 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by visionary View Post
....Fiberglass-Cloth-cln-6-oz-Cloth looks too lightweight for use as your principle material. The same site shows 18oz woven roving material which looks closer to the size I would suggest, but there is a disconnect in the weights since this site only has two weights of CSM (1.5 and 2.0oz) – puzzling! ....
Pete,

If the six ounce cloth referenced above is the same that I used, then 6 ounce material should be perfect for making a large motorcycle fairing.

I used one layer 6 ounce cloth over foam, on the tail of the car with very good strength.

Obviously, at mount points the layers of glass tapered up to five.

In my opinion 18 ounce glass is simply not needed for a light-weight glass/foam structure this size.

Jim.
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