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pchapman

plastic used in stiffeners and tuck tabs?

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Any idea what kind of plastic is being used as stiffeners for secondary riser covers or tuck tabs at the shoulders?

Main flap tuck tabs are often .060" plastic, I hear, but flexible secondary riser covers might need to be .030" to keep them thin and flexible.

From different sources I've heard of HDPE, LDPE (for more flexibility) and Nylon MDS being used for stiffening.

Peter Chapman

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Lexan is very flexable, as long as its not real thick. Sort of like a body on a RC car (a *real* one, not a radio shack special), its thin, strong and flexible.

I had asked a gear manufacture this once (damned if I can remember which one) and they responded with Lexan. Of course, Lexan can be very very stong and stiff (i.e. a plane's windshield), though.
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