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Author: | adyy [ 07 Dec 2018, 00:45 ] | ||||||||
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That layered material imitates spruce/fir a bit. You seem to like that handle style a bit. Here is another blade I have made a few weeks ago (the serial #003). It stayed on his desk till today when he got the rubbers. The blade is mahoganny(1mm) - fiberglass - ayous(3mm) - fiberglass - mahoganny(1mm). He wanted thin and stiff. (I used fiberglass because I had no carbon at that time). It has 91.8 grams and 5.6mm. Speed 1335Hz@82db. P.S. This was done entirely with hand tools (hobby knife and sandpaper). Just after this balde I decided to buy an electric router and a set of trimmer bits.
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Author: | adyy [ 27 Jan 2019, 01:36 ] | ||
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Long time passed and some prototypes were built. I still have to weight, measure and make some photos for all of them, but here they are:
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Author: | adyy [ 27 Jan 2019, 01:46 ] |
Post subject: | Re: building my blades |
Meanwhile, another 2 blades built that have "users" allready. 1st) #018 it's a Koto/Spruce/UD Carbon/Kiri , 6.05 mm tickness and 86 grams. The user wanted something fast, expressly wanted to have carbon and with (very) low throw. As measured, it has 1570 Hz, so it's something like OFF+. This week, his owner will glue rubbers on it and I will have some feedback impressions. |
Author: | lasta [ 28 Jan 2019, 12:07 ] |
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That looks beautiful! |
Author: | adyy [ 31 Jan 2019, 07:45 ] |
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Yes, Zebrano looks very beautiful and the linseed oil that I applied enriched the color even further. This is an interesting wood, it's hard and it's fast but does not feel stiff, like koto for example. It doesn't have that sharpness that koto has, but the ball jumps with at least the same speed out of it. I will explore it a bit more in the next weeks. But, it has 2 downsides: it curls like crazy when stored and it stinks. Probably that's the reason why is not used by the bigger brands. |
Author: | adyy [ 25 Feb 2019, 23:58 ] |
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Some new stuff! Similar in recipe to Butterfly Clearfield, but ticker. 7.2mm instead of 6.8mm, and 95 grams. IMG_20190223_212910 |
Author: | lasta [ 27 Feb 2019, 12:22 ] |
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Just a thought. All modern manufacturers buy pre-made composite weaves. Carbon, alc, zlc, are all nice and have good strength to weight ratio but "dull". How would milled ceramic fit in a tt blade? ie Essential/Xiaomi phone material. |
Author: | adyy [ 27 Feb 2019, 19:33 ] |
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Milled ceramic? Like glass or high-density policarbonates (Lexan for example)? |
Author: | adyy [ 27 Feb 2019, 20:44 ] |
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I just have googled and read a bit. You mean the material they mention here: https://www.gearbest.com/blog/new-gear/ ... rst-937#Q2 I see a few problems/issues: - should be found/produced in thin enough sheets (like 0.2 - 0.3mm), to be able to comply with the 85% wood rule on ITTF; - depends how adhesives stick to it; - depends how easy is to be cut; - depends how heavy it is; |
Author: | lasta [ 01 Mar 2019, 23:32 ] |
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Haha, yes, ceramic phones do tend to be heavy. Was just a thought. |
Author: | adyy [ 03 Mar 2019, 04:55 ] |
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Yes, but maybe a sheet of some similar plastic can do something. Maybe Lexan, or ABS or PET-G. I was thinking a few days ago, about some rigid thin foam used for a defensive-asymmetric blade. This idea should be tested one day. |
Author: | adyy [ 09 Apr 2019, 21:41 ] |
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Some new materials arrived. |
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