• http://www.afma.org/f-tutor/techpag.htm - fiber manufacturing overview
• http://www.engr.utk.edu/mse/Textiles/Nylon%20fibers.htm - nylon production and properties

Would be interesting to find a fiber that is stiffer than nylon etc. Would be OK if it was a slightly brittle (like glass fiber).

Gel spinning sounds interesting... Would be OK if the stuff took a while to set and cure after initial deposition.

Synthetic silk spinning

• http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/spinning-silk-better-than-nature/

An excellent general reference on fiber spinning is: A. Ziabicki, Fundamentals of Fiber Formation, Wiley, New York (1976). ISBN 0471982202. A classic article which emphasizes structure development during melt spinning is: J.R. Dees and J.E. Spruiell, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 18, pp. 1053-1078 (1974).

Epoxy bonded joints - how strong are they?

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-B_Weld -- JB weld data
  • Tensile lap shear: 1,040 psi/7.2 MPa
• http://www.chapelsteel.com/mpa-ksi.html - MPa to ksi conversions