Old 02-15-12 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Dopolina
^^^Funny, I think it was the alloy sleeve bonded inside the carbon that failed and not the carbon itself.

IIRC the problem was the bonding agent and not the carbon/resin.
Correct, as far as I can tell. Though it is possible the carbon around the bond failed, rather than the bond itself. No way to tell without getting the band saw out.
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