I saw some of this stuff at Perth Airport a couple of days ago, looks like it has a woven core sandwiched between some type of plastic sheeting.
I didn't have time to "borrow" a bit for testing.
Anyone have any dealings with this stuff?
www.monarflex.co.uk/products/scaffold-sheeting/scaffband-scaffold-sheeting.aspx
stephen
Not for strong winds as it acts like a sail and puts too much prssure loading on scaffolding
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Not for strong winds as it acts like a sail and puts too much prssure loading on scaffolding
That's how I read it too,
The stuff is designed to survive 6 months tied to scaffolding - out in the weather, so it must be fairly strong.
Any scaffolding mobs in Kal?
stephen
Select to expand quotesn said..Test pilot 1 said..
Not for strong winds as it acts like a sail and puts too much pressure loading on scaffolding
That's how I read it too,
The stuff is designed to survive 6 months tied to scaffolding - out in the weather, so it must be fairly strong.
Any scaffolding mobs in Kal?
stephen
I have just been given a roll Stephen. Karl was leaving town.
This stuff is abrasion resistant, for protection when sand blasting.
It is 3.6mtrs wide (folded back onto itself, to make a 2.4mtr wide roll.)and I'm not sure how many metres to a roll. Maybe 50.
It seems to be very tough. I cant tear it no matter how hard I try. It has an additional structural weave through the pattern at regular intervals.
I can "just" lift a new roll onto my shoulder to get it to my car.
Let me know if you want some.
Wow, I just found this forum randomly searching for batten tensioners. I am literally just building 16ft beach cat sails using 160g monarflex. If you go for it, do a radial design since the stuff has no diagonal support at all you see on laminates made for sails. I cut the fabric in slices and utilized 25mm of that white reinforcement band on each sail panel so that I could stitch the (hotmelt 2-sided carpet taped) seams through to be sure. Sail edges, corner reinforcements etc. are dacron of various weights. Edit: here's the stuff compared to early 2000's laminate from sailed to death 33ft. boat racing jib.
Hey thanks for that info!!!! Great stuff.
Welcome to this forum. Nice to have you aboard.
Just finished my main. Battens are fishing rods 3€/piece (yes I'm down over) with lathed plastic endcaps, pocket protectors laminated from 3mm thick plastic adboard and string tensioners. Reinforcements are way overkill since i wanted to give the tarp a real change to succeed. Thanks for this great forum, I found some really helpful info. Sailmaking is so freemasonry stuff..
