? I knew they used it to build prototype car shells. But SpaceShipOne? Epoxy degrades at high temperatures--if you glue your scissors together (which can happen if you suddently decide you need to trim fiberglass in the process of being epoxied) you can break the bond with a cigarette lighter; epoxy would never survive re-entry. Unless you mean they used a different fiber-in-resin technique with a resin more resistant to high temperatures? Or maybe they used fiberglass over foam to build something inside the ship, where it wouldn't get so hot?
An SS1 sticker would be very cool, though.
I'd hesitate to label the cases "Aircraft Grade" because people might think they can endure the special baggage mangling system used for checked luggage, and I don't think they'll be up to that.
The trick to making instrument case kits is that, when it comes to the funny instruments like octave mandolins and appalachian dulcimers and banjo-ukeleles, you only have a rough idea of the instrument's shape from its name. If the kit-builder has to design the case around her specific instrument, it's not really a kit anymore; it's just materials.
I have high hopes for the outcome. Maybe too high. We'll see.
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Date: 2007-06-23 02:03 am (UTC)An SS1 sticker would be very cool, though.
I'd hesitate to label the cases "Aircraft Grade" because people might think they can endure the special baggage mangling system used for checked luggage, and I don't think they'll be up to that.
The trick to making instrument case kits is that, when it comes to the funny instruments like octave mandolins and appalachian dulcimers and banjo-ukeleles, you only have a rough idea of the instrument's shape from its name. If the kit-builder has to design the case around her specific instrument, it's not really a kit anymore; it's just materials.
I have high hopes for the outcome. Maybe too high. We'll see.