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We currently sell fiberglass by the roll. Our stock varies, so please ask us what we have available at a given time. We are likely to have the basics (matte, woven roving, and cloth tape). | We currently sell fiberglass by the roll. Our stock varies, so please ask us what we have available at a given time. We are likely to have the basics (matte, woven roving, and cloth tape). | ||
| − | ==Tips== | + | ==Tips/Techniques== |
===The resin should fully soak through the fiberglass=== | ===The resin should fully soak through the fiberglass=== | ||
A mistake that can be made when using fiberglass is to not get the resin through all of the fibers. What happens then is that the surface glass gets coated in resin, yet the under layers of glass threads remain unsoaked. This will result in a weaker end product, and is to be avoided. To see a microscope picture of this mistake in practice, please see [[SEM_Images#3210_LVP]] | A mistake that can be made when using fiberglass is to not get the resin through all of the fibers. What happens then is that the surface glass gets coated in resin, yet the under layers of glass threads remain unsoaked. This will result in a weaker end product, and is to be avoided. To see a microscope picture of this mistake in practice, please see [[SEM_Images#3210_LVP]] | ||
| + | ===Threading Fiberglass by Hand, and Adding Wire=== | ||
| + | Consider that if you are to thread fiberglass by hand, you can weave in some type of conductive thread or magnet wire and then have glass that has some use in a circuit. Alternatively, you could patch or sew in some wire to existing laminate. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 21 August 2026
We currently sell fiberglass by the roll. Our stock varies, so please ask us what we have available at a given time. We are likely to have the basics (matte, woven roving, and cloth tape).
Tips/Techniques
The resin should fully soak through the fiberglass
A mistake that can be made when using fiberglass is to not get the resin through all of the fibers. What happens then is that the surface glass gets coated in resin, yet the under layers of glass threads remain unsoaked. This will result in a weaker end product, and is to be avoided. To see a microscope picture of this mistake in practice, please see SEM_Images#3210_LVP
Threading Fiberglass by Hand, and Adding Wire
Consider that if you are to thread fiberglass by hand, you can weave in some type of conductive thread or magnet wire and then have glass that has some use in a circuit. Alternatively, you could patch or sew in some wire to existing laminate.
