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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.
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<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>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>John Ferrell <BR><A
href="http://DixieNC.US">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=divesplat@yahoo.com href="mailto:divesplat@yahoo.com">Ed Deaver</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto: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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