Ouch

[Lew Hodgett]

Actually, a lot of kidding.

I was the rookie back then, so most of it was good natured.

Lew

[Markem]

Do they make bullet proof cups?

Mark

[Lew Hodgett]

Knitted glass, epoxy and Airex foam will create a structure that stops a copper jacketed .357 Mag at 20 ft.

I have the test sample from my boat to prove it.

Lew

[Robatoy]

Wow..how thick is that sandwich?

[Lew Hodgett]

The secret is the Airex foam, since it captures the slug.

Total sandwich is about 1-1/2" consisting of 1/4" knitted glass skins and 1" Airex core.

Lew

[Markem]

But strapping a boat to ones crotch is problematic.....

Mark

[B A R R Y]

A cup made of that sandwich would make Sigfried and Roy jealous!

[Say What?]

Which is why they use it to make gloves for woodcarvers? Actually, I believe the problem with Kevlar and knives, arrows, etc. is that the design allows those long pointy thingies to push between the woven material and part it, allowing their passage. Doubt that an errant piece of carbide would have the mass, trajectory and energy to make it past. As for blunt trauma... If the whole bit went flying and it you, that might well be a concern. That little piece that Robatoy "lost" probably would have hardly been felt against a leather, let alone Kevlar, apron.

True but a guy I know who tested his 2nd Chance vest said the bruising wasn't all that bad when compared to being shot

Loose Mexican blanket in the shop? Sounds like a definite safety hazard. Imagine the damage that thing could do if it got caught up in Morris's bot! The damage from the bowls of salsa and taco chips that were sitting on it alone could wreak havoc with the shop's occupants.

[Jim Northey]

Some one must be real protective of their fishing hole if you had to make a bullet proof boat. Jim

[Robatoy]

Yeah... it would be just like Lew to trailer his 55-foot ketch to a lake to go fishing... Personally, I think he's more worried about pirates in the Madagascar Straight.

[Lew Hodgett]

Could care less about fishing; however, uncharted reefs, atolls, another boat, a partially submerged container, etc, are a different matter.

Lew

[dabears525]

From the looks of that clean break in the carbide, it looks like it was a flaw in the carbide tip. I worked in the carbide industry for 30 yrs and when it's a clean smooth surface, like your picture, that's an internal flaw in the carbide tip. Probably a microscopic crack in the material. If surface of the break was rough, then you would have hit something to fracture it. Send it back, they owe you a new one. Glad you didn't get hurt.

[Robatoy]

Thanks for that input. As expected, the fabulous people at Royce-Ayr have sent me a new one, no questions.