Reinforcing

[adventchildmatrix]

been in halfords of late and was wondering if this was any good?

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[adventchildmatrix]

good to know ppl want to help out


Plz lock now

 

[sirblood]

odds are very few people have any experience using aluminum meshing in their armor. A couple of people have mentioned using it to cut costs. I tried using fiberglass tape once, while it did take several layers to get the desired effect, I thought it worked out very well. A roll of Fiberglass tape imho goes a lot further than a package of fiberglass cloth or matt.

 

[Night Star]

i've never tried the stuff or seen that one on the shelf, but it's made from the same stuff fibre glass, just don't like how it said Aluminum

 

[adventchildmatrix]

i've never tried the stuff or seen that one on the shelf, but it's made from the same stuff fibre glass, just don't like how it said Aluminum

it says aluminium because thats what is it's not fibreglass

 

[docbytes]

It is an Aluminium Mesh that is used to shape and then fiberglass over. While this might be good for places that will need major reinforcement, it is not as useful to places like the helmet. Weight and thickness are your enemies when it comes to your helmet, not to mention that you already should have your structure there if you have you pep base.

 

[BFDesigns]

It is an Aluminium Mesh that is used to shape and then fiberglass over. While this might be good for places that will need major reinforcement, it is not as useful to places like the helmet. Weight and thickness are your enemies when it comes to your helmet, not to mention that you already should have your structure there if you have you pep base.

The specific gravity of aluminum is 2.8 dwt/cubic inch. This means that it is featherweight. I have an earring that I cast in aluminum that is perfect for its size. If it was cast in stainless steel or silver my ear would be stretched way way out by now. I believe that this will be very similar to the drywall tape method that I mentioned some months back, almost identical in weight as well. The problem with using mesh is that you'll have to use something like spray adhesive to hold it in place while you resined over it. I would go over it with matting also just for added reinforcement. Resin vs. resin + mesh is going to be very close to the same weight but the thing with aluminum will be that it will make the helmet walls pretty much tear proof. The gauge of the metal is too thin however for any real structural support though.