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    carbon fiber tow?

    I have the opportunity to get some 24k carbon fiber tow on the cheap. Anybody ever use this stuff on hammocks? Any application ideas?

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    I've used CF tow in an epoxy laminating scenario. I can't imagine how to use it in a hammock - unless you are fabricating your own spreader bars or similar.

    Are you thinking of making some sort of CF 'rope' using tow?

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    Sorry...yes i guess the question is about using the carbon fiber tow in the suspension

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    It is my understanding that carbon fiber tow is used as a filler in the composite materials industry. It is used in a chopper gun with resin in building up boats, cars etc. also used to put reinforcement in these type of applications. I do not see any way to use it in a hammock suspension. The 24k indicated the number of individual filaments and is not the breaking strength. You could probably use it mold various parts, with resin but the weight of the resin would offset the weight of the CF. Stick with Dutch bling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bowl-maker View Post
    Sorry...yes i guess the question is about using the carbon fiber tow in the suspension
    No need to be sorry. It's good to keep the mind open to new possibilities!

    The CF tow I've used is a bunch (24K strands? in your example) of very very fine parallel fibers loosely held together with a chemical binder which dissolves in resin. If you 'look at it sideways', it flies apart. Tow is usually wrapped around a tube or similar to provide unidirectional tensile strength. Think high quality epoxy-CF fishing rods/golf club shafts/sailboat masts.

    I think that what we've got (Dyneema/Amsteel) is pretty good - overkill actually- for hammock applications.

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    I have 4lbs of 12K. Not gonna be useful for anything in hammock land that I can think of. I have used some of it to wrap alcohol stoves with for pre-heating, it will not burn at alcohol temps. It is very brittle compared to other fibers.

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