Ideas for using scrap fiberglass.

[MikeSchinlaub]

I work in a repair shop, and we inevitably make loads of little scrap pieces of roving and byply that we can't use on anything. My local recycling place won't take it.

Is there a shredder or something that could chop this up into strands? Like csm, but loose strands. It would be great if we could use it.

 

[Mc Tool]

Ha ha See if your Americas cup team can use it , they need all the help they can get

 

[racerone]

Need to be carbon fiber to help modern boats.

 

[Scott Danforth]

there is no shredder that I know of, however i used an old paper cutter and a 6-pack of beer to spend an afternoon making a bucket of cut fibers to make some hairy PB

 

[Pmt133]

I did the same (minus the beer) and used it for bedding my deck in my boat. I ran out of milled fibers. So far so good.

 

[Mc Tool]

Need to be carbon fiber to help modern boats.

Oh , you guys got a modern boat ? and anyhow its gunna take more than carbon fibre to get you guys up to pace . 'Bout time we re-named that Auld Mug.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

there is no shredder that I know of, however i used an old paper cutter and a 6-pack of beer to spend an afternoon making a bucket of cut fibers to make some hairy PB

Sounds like this might be the only way to get some use out of the scraps. Thanks.