jerimac1941
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Join date : 2008-07-22
Age : 82
Location : catlin, ILL
 | Subject: splicing parts  Mon May 10, 2010 1:07 pm | |
| I eant to build but geting the full length tubing(12 ft pieces)is difficult. the shipping is out ragious. I know and understand it will add weight but can I splice the square tubing and tubes in wing with out loosing any strengthor weakening the structures?? | |
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Chris
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Join date : 2008-07-22
Location : Mulvane Ks
| | Subject: Re: splicing parts Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:01 pm | |
| Aluminum or steel tubing, what plane are you building and where will the joints be located?
Chris | |
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jerimac1941
Posts : 7
Join date : 2008-07-22
Age : 82
Location : catlin, ILL
| | Subject: Re: splicing parts Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:25 pm | |
| the afford a plane and on the tail section. could not get 12 lengths just 8 needto splice96 in to make 110.5in | |
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PaulS
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Join date : 2011-09-26
| | Subject: Re: splicing parts Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:09 pm | |
| - jerimac1941 wrote:
- the afford a plane and on the tail section. could not get 12 lengths just 8 needto splice96 in to make 110.5in
As I understand it splices are ok but they have to meet the 10 to 1 rule where the splice has to be 10 times as long as the thickess of the parts you are joining. Splicing two pieces of 1" tube you would need to cut diagonally 10 inches in the joint and weld them together (following standard post welding practices for the metal in use). I don't know whether a slip tube (over or inside) the other tube would work due to the stress applied at the end of the tube. I am just a model builder learning construction as I go so I may be way off base here. Paul | |
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