Ian G
02-26-2007, 06:15 AM
Alrighty,
So, I know at least one other team has run into the same problem I'm about to elaborate on, so that likely means there are more, and hopefully someone has found a solution to it by now.
Hexcel doesn't sell to the general public any more. A block of aluminum honeycomb that once cost 300USD now costs 1500USD from Texas Almat, the only supplier we've found in North America. Being that we aren't totally frivolous with our spending, I am kinda hoping there's a cheaper alternative.
I am going around to aerospace companies in the region and asking them if they would purchase on our behalf from Hexcel; I'm emailing all of you who I've had contact with in the recent past; I'm banging my head against a wall http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif.
So, aside from getting flamed, can anyone reply with something to brighten up my day? You know you wanna, c'mon!
Regards,
Ian Greig
Team Manager
University of Windsor FSAE
fsae.uwindsor.ca
So, I know at least one other team has run into the same problem I'm about to elaborate on, so that likely means there are more, and hopefully someone has found a solution to it by now.
Hexcel doesn't sell to the general public any more. A block of aluminum honeycomb that once cost 300USD now costs 1500USD from Texas Almat, the only supplier we've found in North America. Being that we aren't totally frivolous with our spending, I am kinda hoping there's a cheaper alternative.
I am going around to aerospace companies in the region and asking them if they would purchase on our behalf from Hexcel; I'm emailing all of you who I've had contact with in the recent past; I'm banging my head against a wall http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif.
So, aside from getting flamed, can anyone reply with something to brighten up my day? You know you wanna, c'mon!
Regards,
Ian Greig
Team Manager
University of Windsor FSAE
fsae.uwindsor.ca