UK Supplier for laminate rol?

[pk-surfing]

Marcin, yes.... I've got a digital temp controlled film iron, just enough heat to get it to stick without melting the foam and before you put it on spray the wing with 3M90 spray adhesive.

PK

[dogzilla]

Yea it's low melt heat activated, so should iron on with a typical hobby iron.

I haven't got it yet, should be here tomorrow I hope. I'll give it a go and let you know how it goes!

[dogzilla]

Hi all!

So my laminate turned up yesterday and I wasted no time in trying it out...

First thoughts are.... 635mm is super wide! I was able to cover my Slipstream with just over a meter per side in one large sheet... so in theory should be stronger than multiple strips.

I tried various temperatures with my hobby iron on a bit of scrap. It will stick down quite easily with my iron on 30% without overly heating the underlying surface, so if you have any delicate items this stuff works quite well.

I eventually settled on quite a high heat because it sticks down very quickly and means I can work quite fast without having to leave the iron in one spot for too long. In my mind it's better to get the laminate on quick rather than have the heat build up in the EPP behind.

It doesn't have much shrink... so you aren't gonna get a perfectly smooth finish on bare EPP without without additional finishing, that being said it's quite decent and more than enough for me. (and I've been told I've got a bit of OCD when it comes to finish)

I used Oracover EPP glue in advance, this is a solvent impregnated with heat activated glue, you brush it on lightly to the EPP and it dries within about 30 minutes without leaving a sticky residue. I haven't tried directly to EPP because I have no scrap EPP but I believe people generally treat EPP in advance of covering.

I've found a guy local to me selling post tubes for a £1. So if anyone is interested in buying some covering please send me a PM.

5 meters + second class postage = £9. Sorry it's the best I can do once you add in postage and the tubes, but it beats spending £60 on a roll.

[Miles]

Giantcod,but please search before posting ;)

Giantcod don't sell it. Please read before posting ;)

I've looked throughout the forum and I cannot find the information I need, that is why I posted this thread in the first place.

Right now I'm probably gonna end up stumping up for a 50m roll of stuff from bindingsupplies.co.uk.

Hadn't realised you wanted laminate film, not covering film, but this was posted a few weeks ago ;)

[Dizzy]

I just got some of this.
;) G

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200580608524?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I bought this for mine same supplier pics on my build thread
;D
dizzy

[Pooch]

Giantcod,but please search before posting ;)

Giantcod don't sell it. Please read before posting ;)

I've looked throughout the forum and I cannot find the information I need, that is why I posted this thread in the first place.

Right now I'm probably gonna end up stumping up for a 50m roll of stuff from bindingsupplies.co.uk.

Hadn't realised you wanted laminate film, not covering film, but this was posted a few weeks ago ;)

Bit strange considering the thread was titled "UK supplier for laminate roll".

I don't know why people don't just link to the website anyway instead of sanctimoniously telling people to do a search. We're all here to help each other out Shirley?  :)

Binding Supplies is where I got mine as well. The 50M is a bit (lot) much but all the more to practise with!

[Miles]

I don't use the stuff, and its on GC as covering/building stuff.
But if the info is already there, why make another thread? Gets drilled in on bigger forums.
Anyhows, Like the Carbon Fibre covering/laminate/film. If I ever get round to building a wing...

[Billy_boy_2010]

Is 75 microns the standard stuff? I have read people referring to its thickness in "mil"- some claim using "3-7 mil" which can't be mm :s

[Brucey]

It's micron. People are getting their units wrong

[iPeel]

And yes, 75 micron is enough to strengthen the wing unless you're after some serious armour.


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[Billy_boy_2010]

It's micron. People are getting their units wrong

so when people say mil they are out by a factor of 100-  0.07 mil = 7 microns?

[skyscraper]

mil is 1/1,000 'th of an inch
micron is 1/1,000'th of a millimetre. or 1/1,000,000'th of a metre

micron is a vastly superior unit... actually should be called a micrometre or um

Once I discovered what the SI system of Units was, I suddenly found that simple Physics stuff was much easier  to calculate without all those dumb incompatible units I had struggled with before

regards
Andy