A few years ago I injured my right forearm.
(Got in an argument with a circular saw; I lost. The saw ended up on a bonfire)
There's still huge sensitivity right at the spot where my arm sits on the arm rest. Road shock hurts like hell.
My thought is to create a custom rest, as long as I can, and shaped specifically to my forearm. Hopefully it would distribute the load and shock.
It will be covered with some sort of foam and I might even cut out the section where the injury is to reduce pressure.
Mounting: It could be glued on top of the existing arm rest or could replace it (if the material is strong enough).
The question is what material(s) to use?
My thoughts are:
- Aluminium: cheap, strong, but tough to custom shape to my arm. Could use lots of padding but its kinda getto. OK as a prototype
- Fibreglass: cheap, plentiful, easy to customize. Stinky process, a bit heavy, not sure if its strong enough to bolt right on, would be tempted to glue it on top of the existing rest
- carbon fibre. Likely the best, but I have no experience with it. Not sure if I could easily mould it to my arm.
- thermoplastic. Should be easy to mould (and remould if needed). Hopefully retain its shape even on hottest days. likely glue it on top of the existing
If anyone has experience, I'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks
Olaf
(Got in an argument with a circular saw; I lost. The saw ended up on a bonfire)
There's still huge sensitivity right at the spot where my arm sits on the arm rest. Road shock hurts like hell.
My thought is to create a custom rest, as long as I can, and shaped specifically to my forearm. Hopefully it would distribute the load and shock.
It will be covered with some sort of foam and I might even cut out the section where the injury is to reduce pressure.
Mounting: It could be glued on top of the existing arm rest or could replace it (if the material is strong enough).
The question is what material(s) to use?
My thoughts are:
- Aluminium: cheap, strong, but tough to custom shape to my arm. Could use lots of padding but its kinda getto. OK as a prototype
- Fibreglass: cheap, plentiful, easy to customize. Stinky process, a bit heavy, not sure if its strong enough to bolt right on, would be tempted to glue it on top of the existing rest
- carbon fibre. Likely the best, but I have no experience with it. Not sure if I could easily mould it to my arm.
- thermoplastic. Should be easy to mould (and remould if needed). Hopefully retain its shape even on hottest days. likely glue it on top of the existing
If anyone has experience, I'd greatly appreciate it.
thanks
Olaf