<DIV>Will try this. </DIV>
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<DIV>What size PVC do you use for the stab tube? </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanx</DIV>
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<DIV>ed<BR><BR><B><I>John Ferrell <johnferrell@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I prefer the PVC alternative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1- Slice a ring (about 1/4 inch) from a slightly oversized piece of PVC tubing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> 3- drill a little undersize, sharpen a screw to make it self tapping. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>John Ferrell <BR><A href="http://dixienc.us/">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:divesplat@yahoo.com" title=divesplat@yahoo.com>Ed Deaver</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org" title=discussion@nsrca.org>NSRCA Disscussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 26, 2004 5:32 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> cf tubes</DIV>
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<P>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.</P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>Or, do I have to glue a piece of ply to the inside of the tubes and tap that?</P>
<P>Before it comes up, I do not want to change my mounting system unless it absolutely needed.</P>
<P>Thanx in advance.</P>
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