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December 30, 2016 at 4:32 am #2074
Tomi
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Hello All,

I got blue 210den nylon tafetta, transparent TPU-coating, 275g/sqm fabric from
http://www.extremtextil.de for my packraft.

For inflation bag I got 40den nylon, TPU-coated one side, 70g/sqm from same source.

I found that it was challenging (read: also very slow) to make make good bond with 210D fabric. I had same feelings like Chris.

My 40D fabric bond fast, strong and easy, just like in Matt’s great video tutorial. So I think my sealing equipment is fine.

I’m wondering are those difficulties normal with heavier fabric? Or is the quality of extrem textil’s 210D TPU poor or something?

Matt – What fabric you had on the instruction video – was it 40D or 210D?