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by Undercover Fat Kid » Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:09 am | |
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by DDHvi » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:06 pm | |
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Natural Kevlar? Isn't Kevlar protective material woven? Anyone know? Douglas Hvistendahl
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by DDHvi » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:15 pm | |
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Demand produces more supply, but lower costs increase demand. At present (2015) I'm not investing in petroleum producers, but a little has gone into petroleum transporters. Always, thought should go into delay time. I wonder how long it takes to grow more ST plants? If you want tomatoes - a few months: Chinese Chestnuts, a few years: Walnuts, a decade or more: Black walnut lumber in the larger sizes, decades. This applies also to time needed to ramp up mass production of a given product - you either need to allow for time, or substitute something with a lower time constraint. The delay times are why some industries are cyclical. Any time a system has enough delay to produce in phase results and also has amplification, it WILL cycle, to whatever extent will reach other limiting factors. Douglas Hvistendahl
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by NHBL » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:00 am | |
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The cotton gin clearly does not violate the proscriptions--even Clyntan couldn't say that it does. It's only a matter of time, and probably not much time, until other nations are using it. Soon after, steel silk will be produced elsewhere in some quantities. Not sufficient for sail and the like, as it still has to be woven, but I can see people producing it at prices that undercut Harchong significantly. That will do Harching no good; they must make LOTS of money from the sale of steel silk. Luxuries are major revenue produces.
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by AirTech » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:05 am | |
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Its dissolved in sulfuric acid and pulled through spinnerets into a water bath. (A side effect of this is Kevlar looses 60% of its strength when first wet due to residual acid and gets stronger with repeated washing). Structurally its very similar to cellulose (but cellulose is actually stronger - natural cellulose has more structural defects). |
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by shaeun » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:22 pm | |
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So -
With the new oil industry coming on line - I see nylon and polyester suddenly becoming available.. ... Suddenly a 50% Steel Silk 50% Polyester Blend begins to sound plausible... That would sure stretch the supply for clothes.. Boots, Web Gear ect... |
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by JeffEngel » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:47 pm | |
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Less wrinkling! |
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by saber964 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:59 pm | |
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Yes it is, It is also dependent on the tightness of the weave and the alternating patterns. |
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by Xuan-Wu » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:24 pm | |
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I seem to recall the Harchong economy being totally backward. It wouldn't need mutch for the empire's employee to apply a "normal" tax fee of 200, 300% to charisian products. That, if the so called "heretical" product is allowed to enter the "rightfull" empire. No "rightfull son of God" would imagine bying something as vile from Shanwey's servants.
A.K.A : A new great inquisitor ban on steelsilk products made from outside the temple or the empire lands. Blackmarket attack Does someone know if the "Rightfull Sons of God" operating the empire are corrupts ? As rulers appointed by God and his Inquisition, surelly not... What consequences would this situation bring ? Only God... Oops, strike that, only RFC knows.
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by Expert snuggler » Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:57 pm | |
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It will be a while before every ship is ironclad. Some kind of inner lining to reduce splintering would be a useful safety measure in a wooden ship.
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