How to Apply Nylon Layers for Prostheses

Video Transcript

"TONY KAPECHUK: Hi, my name is Tony. And on behalf of Expert Village, I'll be showing you how to turn this check socket into a laminated definitive prosthesis. This is the top plate that we'll use. It'll help us ensure that we get a nice, flat base for our pyramid to be attached to in the end. Again, with any other threaded things, we always like to have them Vaselined. This will ensure we can remove them after the lamination. Go ahead and tighten that cap screw. Now, you're ready to finish laying up the rest of your materials. We use a total of four layers of Nyglass which will help us pick up the pigment, and we'll apply them in the same way as the carbon fiber. Pull half of the material on and we'll tie up the top. This time, we'll be tying around this cap plate here. Your thread should fall in there nicely. Give it a nice, tight knot. And we'll reflect the material in the same way, making sure to pull any slack out of the materials. Okay. We'll cover it with our next two layers. I'm going to apply it in the exact same way. Our last layer of material will be a sheer nylon. This doesn't add any strength to the finished product, just a nicer finish, and it will be applied the same way. And it's reflected the same. Now, we can go ahead and tape all our materials down tight at the bottom. This will prevent any wrinkles during the laminating process."