Neil67 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Looking for sources to purchase, 9mm ext dia, 5mm int dia by 400mm carbon fibre tube or solid rod for above model. Can't find any stockists and difficult to get correct diameter. Adverts for cheap rod on ebay but huge delivery costs. Similarly, if anybody has one for sale please let me know. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariel Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 hyperflight.co.uk list 9mm diameter rod. Very helpful if you call or email them. Also try easycomposites.co.uk. for tube, rod and all sorts of other goodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 The Paper Aviation Eezee Peezy uses dowel as a wing joiner and IIRC the instructions are to wrap masking tape round the dowel to get it to fit tightly in the wing tube. Obviously it's not a high performance/high G model but it seems to work very well despite my initial doubts when I built mine. I'm sure using a slightly smaller diameter (but still adequately strong) wing tube could be packed out to accurate size and be perfectly OK. I used several bands of 50mm cheap masking tape rather than try to wrap the whole tube. After all the Phoenix 2k isn't a high performance/high G model either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 AliExpress 9mmx7mmx500mm should do, at £4.91 for 2 with free postage they must be worth a punt. Link Lots of others on the site if you want to wade through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 If very slightly smaller OD tubes are available the masking tape method as indicated by Geoff works well. Another trick is to use suitable heat shrink tube over the carbon tube to take up any slack. If worried about the strength of the lower OD tube, one can use the next smaller size carbon tube telescoped inside the larger one (can be epoxied inside). That will probably be much more stronger than a single tube (with a slight weight penalty). I have used the masking tape with double tube and also the heat shrink tube method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I recall seeing lots of tubes on Graham Buckley’s (Bucks Composites) stand at Elvington . UK supplied too. BTC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Have you thought of trying kite shops or suppliers?most kites nowadays have carbon rods and tubes so you may get lucky on size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil67 Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 Thanks to all for great feedback. This might interest others. Found this on Amazon of all places! 9mm Carbon Fiber Rod for RC US Plane Matte Pole 400mm 15.7" £10.94 + £2 delivery £10.94£10.94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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