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<DIV>In a message dated 6/26/2004 10:37:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, randy10926@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What holds the PVC in place? Any glue or solvent?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I saw this at the Barks contest. Really looked neat</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>Nothing. No glue or anything. The PVC must be sqeezed to slip it into the tube. Once in the tube it tries to expand back to its natural size and stays in place. </DIV>
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<DIV>I learned this trick from Gerry Dale before carbon fiber tubes were the norm. Works equaly well on aluminum tubes. </DIV>
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<DIV>Have even made fast repairs to striped out aluminum tubes at contest by cutting off a small piece of PVC tubing from a model stand and using it. </DIV>
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<DIV>This is one of the ultimate K.I.S.S. ideas I have seen. It is simple, easy and economical (cheap). It holds the wing screw like a locknut and spreads the forces over a larger area of the tube than just around the screw hole. It is light and easily repairable if need be. </DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Gainey</DIV></BODY></HTML>