Re: [RCSE] Composite wingrods

2001-07-16 Thread tony estep
--- Bonfiglio Tullio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, guys, Has any of you ever tried to build and use a composite wingrod ? By composite I mean a rod made by a carbon tube with a steel bar (closest diameter) epoxied inside, sorta of case hardened steel. Is the reverse (steel tube outside

RE: [RCSE] Composite wingrods

2001-07-16 Thread Walba, Rick
I don't know what you're trying to accomplish but: Competition arrow shafts are carbon over aluminum tubing. This produces the greatest stiffness per pound and also some added toughness over conventional carbon shafts, as I understand it. Rick --- Bonfiglio Tullio [EMAIL PROTECTED]