Date:	Wed, 1 Feb 1995 10:02:58 -1000
From:	phpeeter@vub.ac.be (Peeters Peter)
Message-Id: <3gopdi$odf@rc1.vub.ac.be>
Organization: Brussels Free Universities (VUB/ULB), Belgium
Subject: Which type of TYVEK?

Since I am a novice in kite building, I want to try out some plans I found 
in TYVEK first.
When I eventually found an adress where I can buy this material, there
seemed to be several kinds of TYVEK.
First there is the TYVEK used for making wind jackets.  The material
number is L-1443R and weights 43 g/sq meter.  This is very souple.
Then there is the Graphics Quality TYVEK.  This is more like paper.  The
different sorts of Graphic Quality TYVEK are:
	L-1025D 	42 g/sq meter
	L-1057D		55 g/sq meter
	L-1073D		75 g/sq meter
and	L-1082D	       105 g/sq meter

Which kind of TYVEK is the best suited for building kites?
Has anyone some experience with the different kinds?

The only lokal shop selling material for building kites sells something
that resembles L-1057D.

All help would be greatly apreciated.
Thanks in advance,


Peter Peeters


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