Westy1994
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 03:13 PM |
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Half hood material?
Does anyone have or know what the material is that Soft Bits For Sevens use for their Half Hood?, the website does not mention it. I assume its a
fairly light weight material, I have some canvas ordered for a full roof, but thought for the odd trip out, a half hood would be better to store when
not in use..
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 03:23 PM |
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See my recent thread.
I got my material from the same place one of the members here suggested:
http://www.profabrics.co.uk/index.php and the material I used was http://www.profabrics.co.uk/shop/show_product_info.php?id=D7-09
It's really thin, light and pretty strong too 
HTH
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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adithorp
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 03:31 PM |
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The SoftBits half hoods are made from "DoubleDuck"
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Westy1994
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 03:52 PM |
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@ Daddylonglegs, Thanks for that, would you make it from a thicker material, or are you happy with it as it is, just wondered about the
'flapping' bit you mentioned on the other thread.
@adithorp, Are they, OK thanks, I have that for my main hood and thought it may have been overkill for a simple half hood, unless of course most folks
use the half hood INSTEAD of the full one?.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 04:28 PM |
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I might sew in a thicker edging for the sides if I did it again, but to be honest the flapping isn't really a big issue for me. I'm not
sure if thicker mateial would actually stop the flapping unless it was REALLY thick. Mine is nice and light/small, and folds up so I can stuff it down
the side of my seat
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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myke pocock
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| posted on 10/9/12 at 04:32 PM |
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nickMK used the following for his half hood that he detailed on here some months ago. http://www.fabricuk.com/fabrics.php?fabric_type=416
I bought some and made mine and it does the job a treat. Think Double Duck would cost a lot more.
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