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2012 – A Great New Year at Goodwinds!

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

As January rolls to a close, Goodwinds wants to say to all our customers, suppliers, and friends, happy new year!

 

We’ve had a crazy few weeks, and it already seems as though 2012 is busier than last year.  We’re settled into our new space at 2629 Henson Road in Mount Vernon and we have experienced an increase in productivity and precision far beyond our imaginations.  The new saw room is pristine and really allows us to make accurate cuts to our carbon and fiberglass rods and tubes.  Having our total stock in one big room makes it easy to keep track of it, and we are able to better anticipate inventory needs, which, of course, means that we can fulfill orders faster and more completely.

 

Well, the move wasn’t the only trick we had up our sleeve for bringing you better service in the new year; oh no, we’re about to launch a new website that will allow you to access information and specifications about our American-made carbon and fiberglass!  We’re calling it our “industrial website” because it’s goal is to provide information for engineers and tinkerers to allow them to better build their products with Goodwinds’ rods and tubes.  You can look for more information about this new website here as soon as we are live – within the next two weeks!  Of course, you’ll always be able to access our large line of carbon, fiberglass, line, connectors, tapes, fabric, and other accessories at www.Goodwinds.com.

 

In short, we think 2012 is going to be a great year!  Drop us a line to find out how we can help you with your composite rod and tube needs.

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Hammocks and Other Interesting Ways to Use Composite Rods and Tubes

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

In addition to all of the really cool industrial customers with whom we work (Boeing, Blimpworks, NASA, and so many more), we supply composite carbon and fiberglass rods and tubes to a variety of small businesses and manufactures making some really interesting stuff.  Did you know that you can use Goodwinds carbon and fiberglass as framework for your backpacking hammock?  Check out hammockforums.net for more inspiration.  There are lots of ways to use composites in RC cars, helicopters, and airplanes (especially foamies!).  You can find some really neat RC projects at rcgroups.com and rcuniverse.com.  Some of our customers are also active with LARP, archery, spear fishing, hiking (using composites for hiking sticks), puppet making, and other great hobbies.  How do you use carbon and fiberglass?

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Carbon Prices on the Rise

Monday, May 9th, 2011

One of the great advantages to buying carbon rods and tubes from Goodwinds is the absence of minimum orders.  We have fantastic prices for low quantities, and quantity discounts when you order more.  The reason we are able to do this is that we purchase large quantities of rods and tubes at long lengths and then cut them to spec for our customers.  Recently, our carbon manufacturer has raised the prices of carbon rods and tubes – twice within the past 6 months!  The reason for this is a global increase in the price of carbon fibers.

It is possible to still purchase inexpensive Chinese carbon rods and tubes.  Chinese carbon is made with fewer carbon fibers and more vinylester or epoxy (the glue that binds the carbon fibers together) than American carbon, and is less strong as a consequence.

Because Goodwinds supplies many industrial companies with carbon, we have chosen to continue to supply high-quality, American-made carbon rods and tubes to our customers.  We understand that quality is important to our customers, whether you are a hobbyist or one of our industrial partners or an engineer.  You will see prices rise at Goodwinds, but hopefully not very much as we work with these new price fluctuations.  And we will always offer quantity and wholesale discounts.  Please contact us with any questions.

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Visit us at iHobby!

Monday, October 18th, 2010

This coming weekend, Leland and Paul will be making waves at the iHobby Expo in Chicago with Goodwinds’ carbon and fiberglass rods and tubes.  Not only are we waiting to set you up with a wholesale account if you are a retailer, but we would love to show you some of the fantastic wrapped carbon, microcarbon, and carbon tubes we have available.  Visit us at booth #1913!

The first days of the show are specifically for retailers, and we would love to show you how we can save you money and offer you better carbon that your customers want!  We have an easy online-ordering process with deep discounts – who doesn’t want to save money in this economy?  Also, we are willing to ship custom lengths of any of our rods and tubes.  This means that you get what you want without any waste.  Finally, no order is too small to qualify for the wholesale discount.  That’s right, you can order  $50 or $5,000 worth of carbon and fiberglass (at custom lengths, if you like!) and you’ll get the same great prices and the same great service.  We want to be your composites supplier.

The second part of the show is for the public.  And boy, do we love meeting the public!  We’ll have lots of neat wrapped carbon tail booms and sailboat masts, microcarbon rods, and carbon tubes for sale so that you can get started on your project right away!  We’ll also have lots of samples to touch and explore – the possibilities are endless, and we would love to hear what great ideas you have for working with Goodwinds’ composites!

Come visit us at booth #1913 in the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois October 21-24!  We’ll see you there!

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Flying High at AKA

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Are you planning to visit Seaside, Oregon for the annual American Kitefliers Association convention and national competition this year?  We are!

Goodwinds’ employee Paul de Bakker will be competing in a number of events starting on Tuesday, and he will be joined by Leland and Derrick at the FlyMart on Thursday and Friday.  Come take a look at our carbon rods and tubes and take advantage of some great deals on wrapped carbon tubes!  If you don’t already have a store account, talk with the boys about how to get one.  We are looking forward to seeing you there!

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Paul de Bakker Joins Goodwinds Staff

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Goodwinds.com welcomes Paul de Bakker to our staff!  Paul has joined us as the Deputy Director of Sales, and he brings to Goodwinds his extensive knowledge of carbon and fiberglass (he has a degree in Composites Engineering!) as well as his vast experience designing, building, and flying kites.

Paul is originally from Holland, and he has lived in the United States for the past couple of years with his wife, Delita.  During that time, he formed his own boutique kite company, Focus Kite Designs, with a longtime friend and fellow kiteflyer, Hunter Brown.  The two design and build upscale, high-quality kites for shipment all over the world.

We at Goodwinds lured Paul and Delita away from North Carolina with the promise of hiking Washington’s beautiful mountains, kiteboarding in the fantastic Puget Sound, and participating in kite competitions, such as the Washington State International Kite Festival, in the Pacific Northwest.  Paul is quite the competitor, routinely placing in both indoor and outdoor kite competitions:

 

 We are so excited to have Paul with us at Goodwinds.com.  He’s young, he’s fun, and he’s extremely knowledgeable.  He will be working with a variety of industries, including hobby and RC stores, to meet their carbon and fiberglass needs.  Drop us a line and say hello to Paul today!

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Customer Spotlight on: Warlord Sports

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

You may or may not be familiar with medieval combat games or Live Action Role-Playing (LARP), but at Goodwinds.com, we count those who participate in LARP and combat games among our best customers.  These customers have a lot of fun with their sport!

Many of the foam weapons used in LARP and medieval combat games use a fiberglass core.  Warlord Sports (www.warlordsports.com) is a quality purveyor of foam swords using Goodwinds’ fiberglass.

Warlord Sports Omniblade

“Warlord Sports uses fiberglass tubing in the vast majority of our
products. When properly padded it has incredible resiliency, just the
right amount of rigidity, and a strength-to-weight ratio that simply
cannot be beat. We manufacture an entire line of top-end combat sports
products that rely on fiberglass tubing as the core component and no
other material can replace it.” -Brennon Meiners, Warlord Sports

We are happy to be a part of the LARPing world and supplying fiberglass to Warlord Sports.  We also work with Edhellen Armoury and Merchants Wares, so there’s lots of Goodwinds fiberglass in LARP across America.  Check it out, you might just find a fun new hobby!

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