In a message dated 98-09-13 18:20:51 EDT, RoN Nossamn writes << * Are we going to get spiritual about laminated action rails now too? >> Well bless you my son :-) <<"* They don't get more flexible, just looser.">> Duh...Ron if the bolts get looser doesn't the rail move more?; and if the rail moves more isn't that defacto "flexing"??? <<""* Since I've wanted to shoot the TAR system far more often than I have any decent flat rail system, wouldn't the TAR be a better candidate for Kevlar?">> Well sure........ use it to fabrictae any type system, I wasn't referring to any particular one with my post. <<"but it would still be springy. And why/how would the use of Kevlar remove 'all possibilities' of unwanted movement? The stuff isn't rigid.">> Kevlar is the basic raw material and it may be spun, woven, layered, molded, etc.. Any form may be made 'rigid' with the application of Resin suitable for use with Kevlar and the rigidity depends only on the layers used and the amount of resin, resin formulation and pressure used in fabrication. Kevlar and it cousins are certainly stiff enough to make control surfaces for aircraft....so it probably would function just fine for an action stack of most any description.......I'd hate to pay for the first one though :-) I'll try and straighten out the multiple copies of posts on my end. Jim Bryant (FL)
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