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Old 09-09-2003, 11:17 AM
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JB Rekit
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Default RE: Gear Delaminating

I used CA and 6-32 bolts with 3/4" wide washers to hold together the delaminated area and repaired mine at the IMAC constest when it delaminated to finish out the weekend, but I would not reccomend trying to permantently fix it. I was lucky that the whole left side of the gear did not break off b/c it was already cracking on the top.

Carbon fiber is very strong until it gets damaged, and after that it is pretty useless for anything needing much structural support. Just like props. A tiny scratch can cause a tip to delaminate and fly off.