Trying to find numbers on chinpad construction but information is few and far between as not many people seem to have undertaken this. I've never had the opportunity to handle any of the composite chinpads on the market so I'm looking for someone to perhaps take measurements of theirs or point me in the right direction.
So what I have going is a carbon fiber and a fiberglass chinpad that I recently pulled from my molds. They measure about 20"x7"x2.5". Both were made by wet lay up and came out weighing 460.2g for carbon and 511.1g for fiberglass. Carbon is 1/16th inches thick and fiberglass is 1/8th.
What I need to know is how much give and flex other chinpads out there have. My only experience has been with the plastic squarenose chinpad. The carbon fiber pad is almost too rigid, easily handling my weight on top of it while my fiberglass chinpad can be flexed by hand with moderate force.
Measurements of the composite thickness (be it carbon or glass) will give me an excellent reference point as well as the type of weave.
I know my dimensions probably don't match up with anything else seeing as it's intended to fit the handlepole I made but getting a weight reference in comparison to some of the other chinpads out there would be very helpful. I've tried to look them up but the best I can find is a "shipping weight" of between .5kg and 1.5kg for the RRP pads. Not exactly as precise as I'm looking for.
I've attached a picture of the glass chinpad just after rough trimming so you can see the item I'm talking about.
So what I have going is a carbon fiber and a fiberglass chinpad that I recently pulled from my molds. They measure about 20"x7"x2.5". Both were made by wet lay up and came out weighing 460.2g for carbon and 511.1g for fiberglass. Carbon is 1/16th inches thick and fiberglass is 1/8th.
What I need to know is how much give and flex other chinpads out there have. My only experience has been with the plastic squarenose chinpad. The carbon fiber pad is almost too rigid, easily handling my weight on top of it while my fiberglass chinpad can be flexed by hand with moderate force.
Measurements of the composite thickness (be it carbon or glass) will give me an excellent reference point as well as the type of weave.
I know my dimensions probably don't match up with anything else seeing as it's intended to fit the handlepole I made but getting a weight reference in comparison to some of the other chinpads out there would be very helpful. I've tried to look them up but the best I can find is a "shipping weight" of between .5kg and 1.5kg for the RRP pads. Not exactly as precise as I'm looking for.
I've attached a picture of the glass chinpad just after rough trimming so you can see the item I'm talking about.
