XPost: alt.global-warming   
   From: kym@kymhorsell.com   
      
   In alt.global-warming Mighty Wannabe  wrote:   
   > Eric Stevens wrote on 9/11/2021 8:57 PM:   
   ...   
   >> Fibres (glass, carbon, kevlar or other material) need to be long and   
   >> clean if they are going to be used for structural purposes. Most of   
   >> them are hopefully in that condition when they go into a structure but   
   >> I don't see how they can be stripped from their resin without physical   
   >> damage or leaving residue of the resin on the fibres.   
   >   
   > You apparently have a one-track mine. I don't think you can be a good   
   > engineer. A good engineer has be inventive in applying scientific   
   > knowledge to solve problems.   
      
   Ba-ZING-ah! :)   
      
   Stevens spends his time trying to think up reasons why problems are   
   impossible to solve.   
      
   > Fiberglass is spun from molten glass. You melt the old fiberglass to   
   > make new fiberglass. Nobody re-uses old fiberglass by cleaning it.   
   >   
   > Use adhesive-remover or paint-thinner to soak the epoxy-fiberglass. The   
   > epoxy will soften up. Put the blob into a hydraulic press to squeeze out   
   > the epoxy gloop. Melt the remaining fiberglass mess in a furnace to get   
   > back molten glass.   
   >   
   > The epoxy gloop can be injected under high temperature and heat into   
   > molds to form hockey pucks, bowling balls, etc.   
      
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