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Old 01-15-2011 | 08:45 AM
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Default RE: joining alu tube?

If the tube is going into a "socket", rough up the end of the tube and the inside of the socket and use JB Weld.

I make ALL my wing struts from K&S aluminum streamlined tubing using JB Weld and have not had a single
failure. I have had a couple of "unscheduled landings" that have turned the struts into pretzels - the JB Weld
joint was still intact.