recped wrote:
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I just clamp the paddle with the blade positioned vertically, paint a thin bead of Gflex along the top edge of the blade, lay a length of carbon fiber tow atop the wet resin and smooth it out with gloved fingers. Once that has begun to set up I add another bead of Gflex on top of the carbon fiber.
Mike can you confirm the number of strands in the tow you use? I'm guessing it's 12k?
12K is far better and easier to work with than 50K.
I had new carbon fiber tow to play with, 25’ spools of 12K and 50K strand. It was time for some further CF tow experimentation.
First a bead of Gflex around the (vertically clamped) top edges of the three blades beavertail blades. Let that set a bit and lay on a 26” length of, um, let’s use the 50K to start; I’m familiar with using the 12K strand.
Crapola, that 50K application was way fuglier than using the 12K .
4.16666666666 times fuglier to be exact.
I used the 12K carbon fiber tow on the other two blades and it was perfect for wrapping a paddle edge. I won’t use the 50K again for paddle edging, except to complete the other side of the paddle on which I tried the experimental 50K installation.
Someone in Ontario is getting an ugly beavertail.