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Old 02-08-2018, 06:54 AM   #43
mlangsdorf
 
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Default Re: [Cutting-Edge Armor Design] Real World SCA-legal Armour and Ballistics Armour

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Originally Posted by Icelander View Post
Well, as did o-yoroi and other samurai armour.

Is the Cost listed for polymer composite in 'Cutting-Edge Armor Design' in line with what it would cost to buy actual resin-bonded Kevlar online today (well, 2015-2017)?

And what are other uses for that material than making body armour, as I assume at least someone in Vargas' organisation needs to worry about cover businesses
So here's some pictures of guys making boat hulls by rolling kevlar cloth over a frame and painting it with epoxy: https://adirondack-guide-boat.com/build-kevlar-boat/

Polymer composite is apparently really popular as a structural material when weight matters but cost and bulk doesn't, so boat hulls or F1 racing cars and the like. It's also sometimes used as a structural building material.

It looks like most people don't sell resin bonded sheets, they sell bolts of kevlar fabric and epoxy by the gallon. A lot of it is business sales, so it's harder to get pricing information off a casual web search.

It doesn't look like buying epoxy and kevlar is going to set off anyone's suspicious behavior detectors, but having a boat building business would be a fine cover story.
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