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Old 01-22-2020, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Earl

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And the material Centuri used varied a bit over the years also. Sometimes, the foil layer was the prominent layer visible and other times the material seemed to be predominated by the paper layer. But in each case it was a mixture of foil, paper, and filaments of what appeared to be Fiberglas threads or nylon threads.

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That reminds me. When I was building HPR rockets, I’d use a patch of fiberglass drywall cloth, covering a Kevlar loop, with the knot poking out the aft end of the patch. I’d then flood the patch with epoxy. From there I’d affix my replaceable shock cordto the exposed loop. Those never came off. One roll from Home Depot was probably enough for 500 rocket or more.

If anyone wants a piece to sample, I could send you one. My roll is only about 1/2 gone. Most was used to repair long cracks in walls ...
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