tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post5159905119616309459..comments2023-12-29T15:48:55.596-05:00Comments on Samurai Knitter: If at first you don't succeed...Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710658334966849773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-73321243044567834052008-05-03T06:24:00.000-05:002008-05-03T06:24:00.000-05:00Hate to tell you this, but it is kevlar (generic n...Hate to tell you this, but it is kevlar (generic name aramid) that is bullet proof - not carbon fibre. (One of my housemates just finished a thesis on composite engineering.) Carbon fibre is stronger in tensile strength than steel, but is real brittle stuff and it gets crushed it stays crushed. It may stop the first bullet but not any others. I know lots of random facts 'bout the stuff because I have helped the housemate build vehicles out of the stuff...<BR/><BR/>But I like the idea of knitting carbon fibre. Shall have to direct the house mate to that site. It would also be a very good insulator (I've help to build carbon fibre fire walls between drivers and fuel tanks, engines etc).Ginger_nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126397199192010147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397483.post-50026261217760212132008-05-02T15:32:00.000-05:002008-05-02T15:32:00.000-05:00Wow--I LOVE the potential of having that much of s...Wow--I LOVE the potential of having that much of something I may work on! And the bullet proof sweater sounds AWESOME... (and non stinky!)<BR/><BR/>'tweasu' ma', mumma!'--priceless!Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.com