I am looking to shorten my RN Pole by about 3 in. I have looked online and in the search bar here without a lot of success. Maybe im not searching the right key words? Anyway i want to get an idea of what this entails and what glue/epoxy should be used. My understanding is:
1.)Drill out rivets...
This is an interesting idea for sure!
Will have to look into the molding in ribs idea (sounds like a good idea) but I have been told honeycombing with drastically enhance durability. Thanks for the input!
I absolutely appreciate the more recent feedback! Backed up with actual reason other than opinions.
yes, the idea was to have faster/easier production, cheaper production cost down the road and potentially a good alternative to a carbon hull (weight wise) if it was strong enough
I would agree with the statement “very well known to break” back in 2014 but now with the new hull, cases have vastly diminished. If they were very well known to break I don’t think they would be the best selling pwc
Absolutely i agree! But FF tried to make the hull as rigid as possible from my understanding but i think the key to success is allowing some flex. you see this on the spark with how the top/bottom deck are joined. Although you are absolutely right about the money part.
I have not but from my understanding (very limited) there is a new process in the making that uses some sort of sound wave or something to re adhere the plastic with a durability in comparison with a good weld on a piece of metal. This is what i was told from and engineer friend but i am not...
Thanks for the great feedback! I am doing this research to decide if it is a viable business endeavor. If viable for large production (Cost effective and durable) i would absolutely want to bring this to the market as a consumer product rather than a 1 off personal product.
Ah ok, thanks for the clarification! Well my goal here is to find out if the plastics have gotten stronger as well. Plastic has become more and more common in the military the past few yrs due to inc strength so hopefully I could implement that is possible into a hull,
Yes that is a good point...
Because not all engineers have an understanding of the ride-ability of a hull. You could have a great design but the hull could ride like garbage. My goal in this is to see if there is someone who has knowledge of the ride-ability of a hull being formed in plastic in a reliable way. And the...
Well the hull was "recycled material" but i dont know exactly what that is. And free form was sold to another company who is supposedly coming out with a new version 2019. i think this would be very far from reinventing the wheel. Not to mention the free form hull was reinforced with a sub-frame...
I have been doing some research on creating a plastic hull. Everyone in the community i talk to says its not possible. When i talk to engineers and composite specialists they say it is possible.. So what i am looking for is if anyone here who may have some more detail on this. I know the Spark...
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