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GITD Mule disks Hybred high tech materials...

yaesumofo

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Talk about high tech materials Check this out:

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This disk is unique why you might ask?

I will tell you.
This is a Carbon fibre disk with a strontium aluminate mixture with LIQUID POLYMER Clay.

The strontium aluminate pigment is added to the liquid polymer clay the resulting mixture is put on a Carbon fibre disk and then baked for 10 minutes. The result is seen above.
IMHO the ease of use and results are a whole lot better than making the same mixture from epoxy. The finished product can be sanded and worked like plastic. it is hard and relatively strong.
Anyway I found myself experimenting last night and this is what I came up with.
The "mixture" can be applied to anything that can handle 10 minutes at 300 Degrees F. I suppose a whole LE could go in and be baked with ease.
Anyway I just thought I would show you guys what is new at the Mofo LABS.
Thoughts ideas suggestions?
I am giving these away if you look in the custom BST forum you will find out how to get one.
Yaesumofo
 
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Re: GITD Mule disks Hybrid high tech materials...

I haven't measured one but not more than a couple of mm.
Because of the natural meniscus curve the liquid polymer takes on when applied to the disk there is a naturally round shape making it thinner at the edges. as a result they fit perfectly in an aleph mule. a little sanding and they will fit in smaller spaces like under the reflector in one of Don's 27 MM titanium units...
One very cool thing about the process is that the GITD pigment is very consistent in this material and it can be sanded until very thin if desired. the CF disk gives the entire donut plenty of strength.
If you have e=seen the epoxy units which are being made..these can be sanded town to he literally 1/2 as think and still preform well.
Yaesumofo
 
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