[thechat] Technical Question Regarding .... Industrial Fiberglass Grades
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Thu Nov 2 14:45:11 CST 2006
Yeah, I know ... What the heck is up with Ron asking a legit question?
<shrug />
It *is* a wacky world after all.
Anyway. My wife's son is gung-ho about starting his own company and I'm
trying to
be supportive/encouraging while playing just enough of a devil's
advocate to make
sure he's thought everything through clearly and doesn't make any
obvious/expensive
blunders.
Anyway. He's decided he wants to start off manufacturing and selling
aftermarket
automobile mufflers on-line (and on eBay).
He seems to be moving along fairly well with a steel muffler design and
has lined
up some mfg capacity and dyno testing. He's working on gathering
materials for
starting into the R&D phase to test his design.
Anyway. Now he's thinking of branching out into glasspacks ... {Gee.
Gotta think
big and plan ahead, right? Why wait until you have steel working well -
lets branch
into an entirely new set of issues/mfg concerns! Grrr.} ... Anyway.
Anybody have
any idea or link to what grade of fiberglass is used in muffler
applications?
Thickness? Coatings? Finishes? Watusis?
I'll be sending him a link to the ThomasNet company index for "Plastics:
Fiberglass
Reinforced" and suggesting that he email a few of the listed suppliers
for
information/prices ... But that's the best I got at the moment.
Thanks!
RonL.
[No. He didn't like my idea of calling them FOO-CAN mufflers. Pity. I
thought
the potential for marketing slogans and t-shirts sales were pretty
good.]
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