OOPS! Too much grinding

[FishStretcher]

One more thing. Yes to 1708. BUT.

1708 is +/- 45 degrees as it comes off the roll. So you might want a layer of 0/90 in there. Which can be a piece of 1708 cut at 45 degrees bias off the roll. That would likely be preferable to a pure +45/-45 layup.