Cuben Fiber/ Dyneema Fabric Questions for Making Inflatables

[Pham]

Hi all,

I’ve been using TPU-coated nylon  and TPU-coated kevlar fabrics for making inflatables for a couple of years and was thinking of testing the waters with cuber/dyneema fabric. My work usually involves creating inflatables that inflate and deflate rapidly from 0 to 60 psi.

I was just wondering if anyone had experience with this fabric in making inflatables. For example, how would we seal them, is it using sealing tape perhaps? Which source do you generally get them from?

Thanks!!

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[Pham]

Thanks so much Matt for the info

[Matt (Admin)]

Hi Pham,

Tim at http://www.cubenmaker.com is a great resource for information about Dyneema fabrics.

I think people usually use tape or sewing+tape to assemble Dyneema, and the problem with using it for inflatables is that the tape creeps over time under pressure (I’ve never tried it myself though).

Cheers!

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