cf tubes

[Bill Glaze]

Randy:
You don't need any glue.  Just push it in place; the springiness of the 
PVC will hold it in place.  Plus, if the hole ever wears loose, (mine 
never has) you could extract the PVC segment, and rotate it slightly to 
another position, and drill another hole.
Try it; you'll like it! :-)
Bill Glaze
Randy wrote:

> What holds the PVC in place?  Any glue or solvent?
>  
> I saw this at the Barks contest.  Really looked neat.
>  
> Randy
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: John Ferrell <mailto:johnferrell at earthlink.net>
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>     Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 11:31 AM
>     Subject: Re: cf tubes
>
>     I prefer the PVC alternative.
>     1- Slice a ring (about 1/4 inch) from a slightly oversized piece
>     of PVC tubing.
>      2- cut a segment out of the ring (about 1/4 or 3/8 inch) so that
>     you can compress it a little and slide it inside the tube.
>      3- drill a little undersize, sharpen a screw to make it self
>     tapping.
>      
>     Cheap, easy to replace, field repairable (rotate the ring &
>     re-tap). Also, the PVC does not seem to allow a loose screw to
>     come out.
>      
>     John Ferrell   
>     http://DixieNC.US
>
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: Ed Deaver <mailto:divesplat at yahoo.com>
>         To: NSRCA Disscussion <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>         Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 5:32 AM
>         Subject: cf tubes
>
>         To save weight, I am switching to the PBG CF wing and stab
>         tube.  In this plane I already have a 4*40 bolt in the wing
>         and stab as my fastening method.
>
>         Can you drill and tap these tubes successfully wicked with
>         thin CA after tapping?  Realize the stab tube will only be
>         taken off rarely.  One of the wing bolts will be removed on a
>         regular basis.
>
>         Or, do I have to glue a piece of ply to the inside of the
>         tubes and tap that?
>
>         Before it comes up, I do not want to change my mounting system
>         unless it absolutely needed.
>
>         Thanx in advance.
>
>         ed
>
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