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Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by kragen on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:38PM (#16380660)
Have you thought about making woven products with the UHMWPE you're presumably using? I want to replace my daily-carry satchel, which is leather, and the 200 grams of leather is a big chunk out of my 1500-gram satchel budget. I'd actually thought about building a machine to unbraid UHMW fishing line and thread it onto a bobbin for weaving. And 20–30 denier was about what I was hoping for; I feel like 20–30 denier UHMW twill would make for a satchel that was satiny, lightweight, impossible to stain, easy to clean, abrasion-resistant, and damn near bulletproof.
Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by kathomuth on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:42PM (#16380683)
Interesting use case! I hadn't considered going in that direction, but it does remind me of a pitch I saw on Shark Tank where someone used UHMWPE to create a bag. https://loctote.com/
Re:Launch HN: SheerlyGenius (YC W18) – Indestructible Tights... by kragen on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @06:49PM (#16380720)
Oh wow, this is super awesome! Backpacks knit from Spectra! Thank you!