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[johnnyw]

Following on from another topic, I decided to take a knife to a pair of Solitaire pads

Before


First thing I find is foam


Followed by cane


And cardboard


Top hat


Knee locator


Lots of stuffing

[joeylough]

Always want to do this myself, but couldn't face actually doing it. Its one thing knowing (but not seeing) whats in side, but slicing and dicing is the best way!

[Joe]

Never understood what that fluff stuff is, found it in some cheap gloves as well

[joeylough]

Don't quote me on this, but I think its just a mixture of fibers that is waste to many carpet, clothing manufactures that is put to good use.

I went to a carpet factory a few weeks ago and it resembles the waste product. But if it keeps my legs safe it can be anything!

[straightdrive1]

So pads are basically made of cheap materials & wrapped in Polyurethane...........

[langer17]

This is an older video but at around the 21 minute mark he does a similar thing:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8461984891164955804

[ajm90]

What sort of materials are used in the really expensive pads such as the gm original D30s or the kookaburra Kahuna 1000 pads?

[Talisman]

Exactly the same.

[Bruce]

Exactly the same.

Plus the d30 on top of the given area in the GM's

[ajm90]

Thats a bit of a dissapointment considering the ammount you pay for them.

[Red Ink Cricket]

out of interest. do you know the weight of the pads prior to being operated on? Be interesting to see the difference in pad weight to protection/materials used

[Jaymo]

Not all pads are made this way, some wont have the cane or stuffing. Various ways of making them. I would say this is a traditional way with the cane. Some like Morrant pads, wont have cane.